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The Day That Lasted 21 Years

2012 1h 17m star 7.6 / 10

Stunning espionage documentary on the US conspiracy that led to the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état. John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson original White House tapes, and CIA Top Secret documents reveal how the US government planned to overthrow Brazilian elected president João Goulart.

Top Billed Cast

João Goulart

João Goulart

Self (archive footage)

Leonel Brizola

Leonel Brizola

Self (archive footage)

Lincoln Gordon

Lincoln Gordon

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Carlos Fico

Carlos Fico

Self

Robert Bentley

Robert Bentley

Self

James Green

James Green

Self

Peter Kornbluh

Peter Kornbluh

Self

Plinio de Arruda Sampaio

Plinio de Arruda Sampaio

Self

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)