Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz

Brazilian film company

Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz

Company type	Private
Industry	Cinema
Founded	1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Headquarters	São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil
Area served	Brazil
Key people	Franco Zampari and Francisco Matarazzo Sobrinho

Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz was an important Brazilian film studio founded in 1949 and closed in 1954. Located in São Bernardo do Campo, it was created by the industrialists Franco Zampari and Francisco Matarazzo Sobrinho. The company produced and coproduced more than 40 feature films, including O Cangaceiro, one of the most successful movies in Brazilian cinema's history.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Films

Painel - 1950 - short documentary directed por Lima Barreto
Santuário - 1950 - short documentary directed by Lima Barreto
Caiçara - 1950 - feature film directed by Adolfo Celi
Ângela - 1951 - feature film directed by Abílio Pereira de Almeida and Tom Payne
Terra é sempre terra - 1951 - feature film directed by Tom Payne
Appassionata [pt] - 1952 - feature film directed by Fernando de Barros
Veneno - 1952 - feature film directed by Gianni Pons
Tico-Tico no Fubá - 1952 - feature film directed by Adolfo Celi
Sai da frente - 1952 - feature film directed by Abílio Pereira de Almeida
Nadando em dinheiro - 1952 - feature film directed by Abílio Pereira de Almeida and Carlos Thiré
Sinhá Moça - 1953 - feature film directed by Tom Payne
A Família Lero-Lero - 1953 - feature film directed by Alberto Pieralise and Gustavo Nonnemberg
O Cangaceiro - 1953 - feature film directed by Luciano Salce
Uma Pulga na Balança - 1953 - feature film directed by Luciano Salce
Esquina da Ilusão [pt]- 1953 - feature film directed by Ruggero Jacobbi
Luz apagada - 1953 - feature film directed by Carlos Thiré
Obras Novas - 1953 - short documentary about new installations in the Vera Cruz's studios
É Proibido Beijar [pt] - 1954 - feature film directed by Ugo Lombardi
Na Senda do Crime [pt] - 1954 - feature film directed by Flaminio Bollini Cerri
Candinho [pt] - 1954 - feature film directed by Abílio Pereira de Almeida
Floradas na Serra [pt] - 1954 - feature film directed by Luciano Salce
São Paulo em festa [pt] - 1954 - full-length documentary directed by Lima Barreto

References

^ "Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz — Revista Brasilis" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
^ "Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz - Estúdio Cinematográfico Brasileiro - Parte 1" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
^ "Metrópolis - 60 anos da Cia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz". mais.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). November 5, 2009. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014.