The Fifth Monkey
1990, Portuguese. Directed by Éric Rochat.
When Cunda, a man living deep in the Brazilian rainforest, is bitten by a snake, he has a hallucination of four chimpanzees. Once he recovers, he is shocked to find the four chimpanzees waiting for him at home, and, believing them to be special, decides to take them to the city in order to sell them.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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- Released
- 5 October 1990
- Original title
- O Quinto Macaco
- Country
- Brazil, United States of America
- Written by
- Éric Rochat
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The Fifth Monkey runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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The Fifth Monkey isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 October 1990. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Fifth Monkey, try The Given Word, The Young One, The Kindness of Strangers.
Who directed The Fifth Monkey?
The Fifth Monkey (1990) was directed by Éric Rochat and stars Ben Kingsley, Vera Fischer, Katia Bronstein.