The Wages of Death
1971, Portuguese. Directed by Linduarte Noronha.
In a city in the Brazilian northeastern backwoods, the political chief is assassinated by a professional gunman. From there, the city begins to live the climate of the event. The killer, concealed by important people, is hidden in the house of a humble family. Time passes and the gunslinger leaves his hiding place, being killed soon after. Also the family that hid the criminal is assassinated, as well as the judge who was conducting the investigation of the murder of the political chief.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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- Released
- 1 January 1971
- Original title
- O Salário da Morte
- Country
- Brazil
- Written by
- Jurandir Moura, Linduarte Noronha, Antônio Barreto Neto
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The Wages of Death runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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The Wages of Death isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1971. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Wages of Death?
The Wages of Death (1971) was directed by Linduarte Noronha and stars Eliane Giardini, W.J. Solha, Margarida Cardoso.