High Art

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High Art

1991

1h 40m

4.5(11 votes)

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Overview

Peter Mandrake, a North-American photojournalist becomes embroiled in South America's dangerous underworld of pimps, drug gangs and arms smugglers when he sets out to find the killer of a local call girl.

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Cast & Crew

29 members

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Peter Coyote

Peter Mandrake

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Amanda Pays

Marie, the Archaeologist

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Raul Cortez

Lima Prado

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Tchéky Karyo

Hermes, the Knife master

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Giulia Gam

Gisela Martins

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Tonico Pereira

Rafael

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Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Camilo Fuentes

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Paulo José

Delegado

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Eduardo Conde

Roberto Mitry

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José René Ruiz 'Tun-Tun'

José Zakkai (Iron Nose)

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Cássia Kis

Mercedes

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Iza do Eirado

Zélia

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Tony Tornado

Iron Nose's Bodyguard

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Eduardo Waddington

Knife Dealer

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Álvaro Freire

Evilásio - Mitry's Butler

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Maria Alves

Hotel Attendant

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Pete Marchetti

Singer at Lesbos Nightclub

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Katia Bronstein

Woman Killed in Hotel

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Conny Renny

Lima Prado's Secretary

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Silvia de Carvalho

Couple Fighting

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Don Marco Maguila

Couple Fighting

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Maria Gladys

Woman Under Billboards

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Roberto Lee

Man Fighting with Hermes

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Vanessa França

Girl at Bar

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Henrique Vasconcellos

Policeman

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Mauro Mendonça

Policeman

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Beth Prado

Distraught Woman

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Ruth de Souza

Old Woman Kissing

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Betty Prado

Distraught Woman

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