biography
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Cavalcanti, Alberto
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originally Alberto de Almeida-Cavalcanti
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pronunciation:
[kavalkantee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1897–1982)
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| biography:
| Film director and producer, born in Rio de Janeiro, SE Brazil. He began his career in Britain during the 1930s, making documentaries for the General Post Office, such as Coalface (1935). In 1941 he joined Ealing Studios and produced some notable films, including Went the Day Well? (1943), Nicholas Nickleby (1947), and They Made Me a Fugitive (1947). In the early 1950s he returned to Brazil, and became a leading figure in the revival of Brazilian cinema. After 1954 he worked in Europe, eventually settling in France. |
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