O Pornógrafo (1970) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1970 · 79 mins · Portuguese

Directed by

João Callegaro

Starring

Carlos Reichenbach, Stênio Garcia, Jairo Ferreira, Sérgio Hingst, Américo Taricano, Clarice Piovesan

Miguel Metralha, an aspiring gangster, becomes editor of a fading pornographic magazine. Facing aggressive competition from imported titles, he implements fresh, daring concepts that breathe new life into the paper and lift its profits. The revitalization pleases the staff but provokes the magazine’s wealthy, powerful owner, a formidable woman.