Comedy ·Music · Brazil · 1939 · 1h 15m

Banana-da-Terra

Director

Cast

Carmen Miranda as Queen of Bananaland Aurora Miranda as Oscarito as Dircinha Batista as Dorival Caymmi as Linda Batista as

Crew

Edgar Brasil — Director of Photography Ruy Costa — Editor João de Barro — Screenplay Mário Lago — Screenplay Wallace Downey — Producer Alberto Byington Jr. — Producer

Synopsis

A man in charge of a publicity campaign for bananas decides to kidnap the Queen of 'Bananaland', a tropical island paradise, and take her to Rio, where she falls in love with a member of Carmen Miranda's backing ensemble, 'Bando da Lua'.

Mood & Themes

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Key Collaborators

Ruy Costa Director Edgar Brasil Director of Photography Ruy Costa Editor João de Barro Screenplay Mário Lago Screenplay Wallace Downey Producer Alberto Byington Jr. Producer

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