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Prisoner of Rio
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Prisoner of Rio

1988-01-01 · 104 min · ★ 8.0

Drama · Thriller

The story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.

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Directors
Lech Majewski
Production companies
Samba Corporation, Mult Media AG
Countries
Brazil, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Steven BerkoffSteven BerkoffJack McFarland
Paul FreemanPaul FreemanRonald Biggs
Peter FirthPeter FirthClive Ingram
Florinda BolkanFlorinda BolkanStella
Desmond LlewelynDesmond LlewelynCommissioner Ingram
José WilkerJosé WilkerSalo
Zezé MottaZezé MottaRita
Breno MoroniGil
Ronald BiggsRonald BiggsMickey
Dennis BourkeDennis BourkeReporter at Phonebooth
Wilza CarlaWilza CarlaWoman in red
Claudia CepedaClaudia CepedaGirl in Car
Amauri GuarilhaPoliceman in Slum
Chris HieattJohn
Elke MaravilhaElke MaravilhaFrank
Nice MeirellesRaimunda
Breno MelloBreno MelloSilencio
Marcos NascimentoTV Reporter
Mara NazarethCoffee Girl No. 2
Embaixador OliveiraBoatman

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