The Amulet of Ogum

{{short description|1974 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Amulet of Ogum

| image = O Amuleto de Ogum.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Nelson Pereira dos Santos

| producer = Nelson Pereira dos Santos

| writer = Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Francisco Santos

| starring = Ney Santanna

| cinematography = Nelson Pereira dos Santos

| editing = Severino Dadá

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|df=yes|1974}}

| runtime = 112 minutes

| country = Brazil

| language = Portuguese

}}

The Amulet of Ogum ({{langx|pt|O Amuleto de Ogum}}) is a 1974 Brazilian drama film directed and co-written by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2165/year/1975.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Amulet of Ogum |accessdate=27 April 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}} It was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences