Sai da Frente
Directed by Abilio Pereira de Almeida
Mazzaropi's first film
Isidoro Colepicula is a humble truck driver hired to transport some furniture from São Paulo to Santos, in his worn out truck he calls "Anastácio". Hiding among the pieces travels a bride who's trying to escape her own marriage. With his dog Coroné, he gets himself into many amusing situations, especially when the packed vehicle is left without brakes on a steep road, and he has to chase after it.
Duration
1h 20m
Released
June 25, 1952
Part ofThe Mazzaropi Collection
Includes Sai da Frente (1952), Nadando em Dinheiro (1952), Candinho (1954), A Carrocinha (1955), Fuzileiro do Amor (1956), O Gato de Madame (1957), O Noivo da Girafa (1957), Chico Fumaça (1958), Chofer de Praça (1958), Jeca Tatu (1959), As Aventuras de Pedro Malasartes (1960), Zé do Periquito (1960), Tristeza do Jeca (1961), O Vendedor de Linguiça (1962), Casinha Pequenina (1963), O Lamparina (1964), Meu Japão Brasileiro (1964), O Puritano da Rua Augusta (1965), O Corintiano (1967), O Jeca e a Freira (1968), No Paraíso das Solteironas (1968), Uma Pistola Para Djeca (1969), Betão Ronca Ferro (1970), O Grande Xerife (1972), Um Caipira em Bariloche (1973), Portugal... Minha Saudade (1973), O Jeca Macumbeiro (1975), Jeca vs. the Devil (1976), Jecão... Um Fofoqueiro no Céu (1977), Jeca e Seu Filho Preto (1978), A Banda das Velhas Virgens (1979), and O Jeca e a Égua Milagrosa (1980).
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