Glauber Rocha
Brazilian film director, actor and writer (1939–1981)
1.02body-of-work score · ranked #837 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- March 14, 1939 · Vitória da Conquista
- Died
- August 22, 1981 · Rio de Janeiro
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Work
- screenwriter, film director, actor, writer
- Movement
- Cinema Novo
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 10.751 citation
- 2Black God, White DevilDeus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol
1964 · Brazil · crime, drama
Criterion Collection spine #1225 · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
0.272 citations
Complete filmography
All 13 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1959Cruz na Praça
- 1962Barravento
- 1964Black God, White Devil
- 1966Maranhão 66
- 1967Entranced Earth
- 1969O Dragão da Maldade Contra o Santo Guerreiro
- 1970Cabezas cortadas
- 1970The Lion Has Seven Heads
- 1972Câncer
- 1975As Armas e o Povo
- 1975Claro
- 1977Di Cavalcanti
- 1980The Age of the Earth