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Eduardo Coutinho

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 11, 1933 (Died at 81)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Career Span1959 – 2014
Known Credits64 Titles
Official Links
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DirectingPopularity Score 0.6

Eduardo Coutinho

Total Works

64

63 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

7.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Eduardo de Oliveira Coutinho OMC (São Paulo, May 11, 1933 — Rio de Janeiro, February 2, 2014) was a Brazilian filmmaker and journalist. He is considered by many to be the greatest documentary filmmaker in the history of Brazilian cinema. His brand was to make films that privileged the stories of ordinary people. His masterpiece is Cabra Marcado para Morrer, which marked his career as Brazil's leading documentary filmmaker. Among other notable works of his career are the documentaries Santo Forte, Edifício Master, Peões, Jogo de Cena and As Canções.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
6.8
Role: Screenplay
Madame Satã
6.9
Madame Satã
2002•movie
as Juiz
Twenty Years Later
8.4
Twenty Years Later
1984•movie
as Himself
Playing
8.4
Playing
2007•movie
as Interviewer

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 64 titles featuring Eduardo Coutinho

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
6.8

Role: Screenplay

Madame Satã
6.9
Madame Satã
2002•movie

as Juiz

Twenty Years Later
8.4
Twenty Years Later
1984•movie

as Himself

Playing
8.4
Playing
2007•movie

as Interviewer

Master, a Building in Copacabana
8.1

as Interviewer

The Deceased
7.2
The Deceased
1965•movie

Role: Writer

Critic
7.9
Critic
2008•movie

as Self

Metalworkers
6.7
Metalworkers
2004•movie

Role: Director

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
6.0

Role: Screenplay

Babilônia 2000
7.9
Babilônia 2000
2001•movie

as Self

Last Conversations
7.5
Last Conversations
2015•movie

as Self

The Mighty Spirit
7.1
The Mighty Spirit
1999•movie

as Self - Interviewer

Songs
7.3
Songs
2011•movie

Role: Director

Five Times Favela
7.9
Five Times Favela
1962•movie

Role: Production Manager

Índia, a Filha do Sol
5.0

Role: Co-Writer

The Memory Thread
7.6
The Memory Thread
1991•movie

as Himself (Voice)

A Treat of Coutinho
6.4

as Self

A Day in the Life
6.9
A Day in the Life
2010•movie

Role: Director

Capturing Reality
6.1
Capturing Reality
2008•movie

as Self

The Girl from Ipanema
6.3
The End and the Beginning
4.6

Role: Director

The Man Who Bought the World
5.8

Role: Writer

Love Lesson
4.6
Love Lesson
1975•movie

Role: Screenplay

The ABC of Love
6.0
The ABC of Love
1967•movie

Role: Director

Câncer
6.8
Câncer
1972•movie

as Self

Destiny River
6.5
166 eps
Destiny River
2010•series

as Dr. Ricardo

Santa Marta: Duas Semanas no Morro
7.0

Role: Director

Moscow
5.7
Moscow
2009•movie

as Self

The Scavengers
8.7
The Scavengers
1992•movie

Role: Director

The Method
5.2
The Method
2019•movie

as Self

Faustão
8.0
Faustão
1971•movie

Role: Director

Fifty Years Later
8.0
Fifty Years Later
2014•movie

Role: Director

Os Condenados
6.0
Os Condenados
1974•movie

Role: Screenplay

Eduardo Coutinho, 7 de outubro
7.0

as Himself

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
5.0

as Self (archive footage)

1964: 40 Years After
5.0
The Beggars
9.0
The Beggars
1963•movie
Movie Theaters of Rio
7.0

as Self

Dib
8.0
Dib
1997•movie

as Self

Sete Visitas
10.0
Sete Visitas
2015•movie

as Self

Coutinho.doc - Apartment 608
8.0
Theodorico, o Imperador do Sertão
9.0

Role: Director

Sobreviventes de Galileia
7.0

Role: Director

O Homem de Areia
7.0
O Homem de Areia
1982•movie

Role: Writer

Exu, Uma Tragédia Sertaneja
7.0

Role: Director

Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

as Self

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

as Self (archive footage)

Uma Visita Para Elizabeth Teixeira

as Self

Coutinho Reporter
Coutinho Reporter
2011•movie

as hinself

Inhabiting Time
Inhabiting Time
2025•movie
Seis Dias de Ouricuri

Role: Director

Porrada!
Porrada!
2000•movie

Role: Director

O Pistoleiro de Serra Talhada

Role: Director

Os Romeiros do Padre Cícero

Role: Director

Volta Redonda – Memorial Da Greve

Role: Director

O Jogo da Dívida: Quem Deve a Quem?

Role: Director

A Lei e a Vida
A Lei e a Vida
1992•movie

Role: Director

Dá pra Segurar!
Dá pra Segurar!
1997•movie

Role: Director

Superstição
Superstição
1976•movie

Role: Director

Portinari, O Menino de Brodósqui

Role: Director

Mulheres no Front
Mulheres no Front
1996•movie

Role: Director

Seis Histórias
Seis Histórias
1995•movie

Role: Director

Oswaldo Cruz na Amazônia

Role: Consulting Producer

Le Telephone
Le Telephone
1959•movie

Role: Director