Iracema (1917 film)

Iracema
Directed by	Vittorio Capellaro
Written by	Vittorio Capellaro
Based on	Iracema by José de Alencar
Produced by	Vittorio Capellaro
Starring	Iracema de Alencar Vittorio Capellaro
Cinematography	Paulo Benedetti
Production company	Capellaro Filmes
Release date	1917 (1917)
Country	Brazil
Languages	Silent Portuguese intertitles

Iracema is a 1917 Brazilian silent historical film directed by Vittorio Capellaro and starring Iracema de Alencar in the title role. The film is an adaptation of José de Alencar's 1865 novel of the same title. The story is set during the early contacts between European and Native Americans in what became Brazil. It was remade in 1949.

Cast

• Iracema de Alencar as Iracema
• Vittorio Capellaro
• Georgina N. Cappelaro
• Ernesto Crehneras
• Alvaro Fonseca
• Leonel Simi

Bibliography

• Johnson, Randal & Stam, Robert. Brazilian Cinema. Columbia University Press, 1995,

External links

• Iracema at IMDb