Banana-da-Terra - Production & Contact Info

Banana-da-Terra (1939)
75 min | Comedy, Musical

Banana-da-Terra (1939)

75 min | Comedy, Musical

A man in charge of a publicity campaign for bananas decides to kidnap the Queen of 'Bananaland', a tropical island paradise, and take her to Rio, where she falls in love with a member of Carmen Miranda's backing ensemble, 'Bando da Lua'.

Director

Ruy Costa

Writers

João de Barro (writer) | Mário Lago (writer)

Producers

Alberto Byington Jr. (producer) | Wallace Downey (producer)

Cinematographer

Edgar Brasil

Editor

Ruy Costa (as E.Sá)

Production Design

Ruy Costa | Eduardo Vieira

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Updated Feb 10, 1939

Release date

Feb 10, 1939 (Brazil)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
31 cast members

Name	Known for
Dircinha Batista Queen of Bananaland Queen of Bananaland See fewer	Onde Estás Felicidade? (1939)
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