O Homem do Sputnik
1959 film by Carlos Manga
O Homem do Sputnik is a Brazilian comedy film from 1959 about a man (played by Oscarito) who tries to sell a UFO that lands on his house. Spies tail him, as they suspect it is a Russian Sputnik satellite. Norma Bengell also stars, performing a parody of Brigitte Bardot.
Plot
A couple of redneck egg traders, Anastácio and Cleci, are surprised by a bang in their chicken coop. Anastácio finds a metallic globe among his chickens. The next day, Cleci reads in the newspaper about the accident with the Russian satellite Sputnik and recognizes in the photograph an object similar to the one that fell in her backyard. Anastácio takes the globe to the pawnshop and shows it to the employee Dorinha. She calls the newspaper where her boyfriend Nelson works and tells him the fact.
Alberto, an unscrupulous journalist, overhears the conversation between the couple and tells the news to the head of the newspaper. Nelson goes to find Anastácio and asks him to hide the object.
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