The Fifth Monkey (1990)
- Starring:
- Ben Kingsley, Mika Lins, (more)
- Director(s):
- Eric Rochat
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
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Synopsis of The Fifth Monkey
Ben Kingsley headlines this thoughtful adventure that was filmed on location in Brazil. The story centers on Cunda, a poor hunter who makes his meager living killing snakes. One day, he runs across four chimpanzees. The hunter is elated, for he hopes that selling them in the Big City will net him enough money to pay the dowry of his beloved Maria, a widow who lives in his village. His journey is long and arduous. At one point he ends up forced to work in a remote mining camp; at another he gets captured by military slavers. He and a beautiful Indian girl manage to escape from the latter and with the chimps make it to the city. But things don't go well there. More adventures ensue, and with each one, Cunda ponders humankind's true place in the natural world. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Fifth Monkey
- Ben Kingsley - Cunda
- Vera Fischer - Mrs. Watts
- Carlos Kroeber - Mr. Garcia
- Rinaldo Rinaldi - Mr. Watts
- Tania Boscoli - Widow
- Antonio Pitanga - Drunk at the Party
- Brooks Williams - Dr. Howard
- Aloisio Flores - Prisoner
- Rui Polanah - Marcos
- Milton Goncalves - Judge
- Mika Lins - Octavia
- Sylvia de Carvalho - Maria
- Julio Levy - Lawyer
- Paulo Vinicius - Mario
- Katia Bronstein - Mrs. Tramp
- Breno Moroni - Bartender
- Gilson Moura - Guard at the jail
- Tonico Pereira - Second Man
- Ariel Coelho - Pastor
- Director(s):
- Eric Rochat
- Writer(s):
- Eric Rochat
- Producer(s):
- Menahem Golan, Fabio Barreto
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Mild Violence, Violence, Nudity, Questionable for Children)
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