Movie

The Man Who Bought the World
1968 · 90 min
A playful, satirical fable that turns an absurd windfall into a wry chase, watching ideas about money and power bounce around with light, thoughtful charm.
- Directed by
- Eduardo Coutinho
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy
- Starring
- Flávio Migliaccio, Marília Pêra, Hugo Carvana
- Tagline
- What would you do with ten trillion dollars?
- Overview
- In a fictitious country, a civil servant receives the greatest inheritance in history (ten trillion dollars) and is confined by authorities to prevent a collapse of the world economy. But he manages to escape.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Class, power, greed, freedom
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Eduardo Coutinho
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy
- Starring
- Flávio Migliaccio, Marília Pêra, Hugo Carvana














