Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made 30 years old

In 1993, Sam Fuller takes Jim Jarmusch on a trip into Brazil's Mato Grosso, up the River Araguaia to the village of Santa Isabel Do Morro, where 40 years before, Zanuck had sent Fuller to scout a location and write a script for a movie based on a tigrero, a jaguar hunter. Sam hopes to find people who remember him, and he takes film he shot in 1954. He's Rip Van Winkle, and, indeed, a great deal changed in the village. There are televisions, watches, and brick houses. But, the same Karajá culture awaits as well. He gathers the villagers to show his old film footage, and people recognize friends and relatives, thanking Fuller for momentarily bringing them back to life.

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Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made Cast

Name	Character
Jim Jarmusch He was 40, now 71 years old	as Himself
Samuel Fuller He was 81, 85 years old when he died	as Himself

Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made Crew

Name	Department
Mika Kaurismäki as Director. He was 38 (now 69) years old	Directing
Mika Kaurismäki as Writer. He was 38 (now 69) years old	Writing
Christa Lang as Idea. She was 50 (now 80) years old	Writing