The Earth Is Flat

The Earth Is Flat

1977
1h 56m
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Overview

Jorden Er Flad or The Earth is Flat is based on the play Erasmus Montanus, from the classical era in Danish literature, by Ludvig Holberg. Director Henrik Stangerup had the play translated into Portuguese, and adapted it for filming in contemporary Brazil. In this comic movie, a group of villagers have scrimped and saved to send their fellow villager Erasmus Montanus (Fausto Wolff) away for an education. When the boy returns to his village, he is stuffed full of book-learning of a kind which is of absolutely no use to those of the village. The boy, rather than seeing his situation clearly, continues to spout learned platitudes, including the incredible observation, "the earth is round," supported by nothing other than his authority as an "educated man." Understandably, his posturing provokes derision.

Status: Released

Language: DA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Det Danske Filminstitut
Production Countries
Denmark
Spoken Languages
Portuguese

Quick Facts

Original Title Jorden er flad
Release Date March 19, 1977
Status Released
Language DA
IMDb ID tt0132255

Cast

Fausto Wolf
Fausto Wolf

Erasmo Montanha

Wilson Grey
Wilson Grey

Joaquim Montanha

Lúcia Mello
Lúcia Mello

Nillinha Montanha

Abel Prazer
Abel Prazer

Maneco Montanha

Thelma Reston
Thelma Reston

Madalena de Oliveira

Paulo Fortes
Paulo Fortes

Geronte de Oliveira

Gloria Cristal
Gloria Cristal

Lisinha de Oliveira

Fabio Camargo
Fabio Camargo

Dom Pedroca

Luis Pelegrini
Luis Pelegrini

Arlequim

Milton Luiz
Milton Luiz

Dom Sebastião

Torben Bille
Torben Bille

Deus Ex Machina

Key Crew

Henrik Stangerup
Producer
Henrik Stangerup
Screenplay
Thorkild Kristensen
Producer
Fausto Wolf
Screenplay
Luiz Fernando Goulart
Executive Producer
Henrik Stangerup
Director

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