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Runnin' After Love(1978)
Status: Released
Date: 1978-12-23
49%
10 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
The victim has fallen in love with the criminal, but which one is the victim in this story?
Overview:
Beto, a young gigolo playboy, convinces his friends to break into a house to rape Marlene, a wealthy woman. They can not complete the mission, but the woman fall in love with Beto, who returns to become her lover. The case of the two, eventually involving the husband of Marlene, causes problems that the two can't solve.
Languages: Portuguese.
Countries:
Brazil
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Runnin' After Love
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bibi Vogel
Marlene
Wagner Montes
Beto
Jaime Barcellos
Delegado Costa
Osmar de Mattos
Nando
Fernando de Almeida
Ramiro
Roberto Faissal
Rui
Darcy de Souza
Jandira
Sílvio Luiz
Dingo
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Overview
Beto, a young gigolo playboy, convinces his friends to break into a house to rape Marlene, a wealthy woman. They can not complete the mission, but the woman fall in love with Beto, who returns to become her lover. The case of the two, eventually involving the husband of Marlene, causes problems that the two can't solve.
Release Date
1978-12-23
Average
4.9
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
The victim has fallen in love with the criminal, but which one is the victim in this story?
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