Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei (1999)

History
Drama

A movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time, well-known Rockfeller. Irineu Evangelista de Souza in 1867 had $155.000 contos de reis, meanwhile the Brazilian Governement annual budget was 97.000 contos de reis. The movie shows his life from poverty to riches and back to poverty again, as is common in Brazil, rich people die poor.

Cast

Visconde do Uruguai
Aurélio
Marquês do Paraná
Liquidante
Conde Bonifácio
Esposa de Queiroz
Visconde de Feitosa
Mãe de May
Mr. Carruthers
D. Pedro II
Visconde do Rio Branco
Mauá Jovem
Barão de Rosthschild

Crew

Screenplay
Art Direction
Art Direction
Art Direction
Costume Design
Director of Photography
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Makeup Artist
Camera Operator
Assistant Director