The story of a German scientist/stage magician eking out a miserly life in Rio de Janeiro's favelas until getting involved in an improbable kidnapping and ransom plot.
Paolo Villaggio
as Prof. Otto von Kranz
José Wilker
as Leleco
Adolfo Celi
as Carcamano
Vittoria Chamas
as Dosdores
Maria Rosa
as Raimonda
Walter D'Ávila
as Fittipaldi
Geneson Alexandre de Souza
as Pelè
José Joaquim Soares
as Abdullah, l'autista
