Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made

Synopsis

In 1993, Sam Fuller takes Jim Jarmusch on a trip into Brazil's Mato Grosso, up the River Araguaia to the village of Santa Isabel Do Morro, where 40 years before, Zanuck had sent Fuller to scout a location and write a script for a movie based on a tigrero, a jaguar hunter. Sam hopes to find people who remember him, and he takes film he shot in 1954. He's Rip Van Winkle, and, indeed, a great deal changed in the village. There are televisions, watches, and brick houses. But, the same Karajá culture awaits as well. He gathers the villagers to show his old film footage, and people recognize friends and relatives, thanking Fuller for momentarily bringing them back to life.

Main Cast

Jim Jarmusch

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 54%

Samuel Fuller

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 27%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Mika Kaurismäki
Writing	Writer	Mika Kaurismäki
	Idea	Christa Lang
Camera	Director of Photography	Jacques Cheuiche
Sound	Original Music Composer	Chuck Jonkey Naná Vasconcelos
Editing	Editor	Mika Kaurismäki
Production	Producer	Mika Kaurismäki
	Co-Producer	Carl-Ludwig Rettinger Bruno Stroppiana
	Associate Producer	Hartmut Klenke Christa Lang Ella Weming
Department	Role	Name

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