Alberto Cavalcanti
Brazilian film director (1897-1982) · Brazil · On the map · Directors · Died at 85
Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti was a Brazilian-born film director and producer. He was often credited under the single name "Cavalcanti".
Alberto Cavalcanti is read about 47 times a day, in 24 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 28 October 2026
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1982Died23 August 19821978Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaSeries1961
The Monster of Highgate PondsFilm, Director1959
Venetian HoneymoonFilm, Director1953
Song of the SeaFilm, Director, Writer1951
AngelaFilm, Writer1949
For Them That TrespassFilm, Director1947
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyFilm, Director1943Greek TestamentFilm, Producer1941
Yellow CaesarFilm, Director1938
Mony a PickleFilm, Director1934
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the SuburbsFilm, Director, Writer1931
Halfway Up the SkyFilm, Director1929
Captain FracasseFilm, Director1926
Nothing But TimeFilm, Director, Writer1897Born6 February 1897
The Monster of Highgate PondsFilm, Director1959Venetian HoneymoonFilm, Director1953Song of the SeaFilm, Director, Writer1951AngelaFilm, Writer1949For Them That TrespassFilm, Director1947The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyFilm, Director1943Greek TestamentFilm, Producer1941Yellow CaesarFilm, Director1938Mony a PickleFilm, Director1934Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the SuburbsFilm, Director, Writer1931Halfway Up the SkyFilm, Director1929Captain FracasseFilm, Director1926Nothing But TimeFilm, Director, Writer1897Born6 February 1897People around Alberto
Close ties
Catherine Hessling Alberto directed En rade and Yvette
Michael Balcon Produced Went the Day Well? and Dead of Night
Jean Renoir Alberto directed La p'tite Lili (1927)- Tom Payne Directed Caiçara and Angela
Humphrey Jennings Also in Speaking from America and Cargoes
Stanley Holloway Alberto directed The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
Sally Ann Howes Alberto directed Dead of Night (1945)
Pola Illéry Alberto directed Captain Fracasse (1929)
Mervyn Johns Alberto directed Dead of Night (1945)- Pierre Braunberger Produced Nothing But Time and La P’tite Lili
- Harry Fowler Alberto directed Went the Day Well? (1944)
Roland Caillaux Alberto directed La p'tite Lili (1927)
Mary Merrall Also in Dead of Night (1945)
John Grierson Produced Coal Face (1935)
Philippe Hériat Alberto directed En rade (1927)- Michael Brennan Alberto directed They Made Me a Fugitive (1950)
Angus MacPhail Also in Went the Day Well? and Champagne Charlie- André Cerf Alberto directed Little Red Riding Hood (1930)
- John Dighton Also in Went the Day Well? and Champagne Charlie
Claudia Cardinale Alberto directed Venetian Honeymoon (1959)
Vittorio De Sica Alberto directed Venetian Honeymoon (1959)
Charles Boyer Alberto directed Captain Fracasse (1929)
Françoise Rosay Alberto directed Coralie and Company (1934)
Giacomo Furia Alberto directed Venetian Honeymoon (1959)
Known for
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Dead of Night 1945
Went the Day Well? 1942
They Made Me a Fugitive 1947
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
132 credits on file
Television 1
About this person
Country
Brazil
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1982 · aged 85
