The story, set in the 19th century, portrays the hypocritical bourgeoisie of the time. The eccentric Dr. Simão Bacamarte is a doctor who will develop his theories about the treatment of madness, knowledge acquired during his stay in Europe. The city is left at the mercy of this man who decides, at his own risk, to judge who were the madmen in the city and who were the sane...

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Cast

Marco Nanini

Dr. Simão Bacamarte

Giulia Gam

Dona Evarista

Milton Gonçalves

Barbeiro Porfírio

Cláudio Corrêa e Castro

José Ferreira

Antonio Calloni

Vereador Galvão

Marisa Orth

Cesária

Sérgio Mamberti

Padre Lopes

Luiz Fernando Guimarães

Crispim Soares

Marcelo Tas

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