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No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990)

Genre : War, Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Manoel de Oliveira
Writer : Manoel de Oliveira

Synopsis

Episodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973.

Actors

Diogo Dória
Diogo Dória
Soldier Manuel, Lusitanian warriror, Don João's cousin
Miguel Guilherme
Miguel Guilherme
Soldier Salvador, Lusitanian warrior, Alcácer warrior
Luís Lucas
Luís Lucas
Cpl. Brito, Lusitanian warrior, Alcácer nobleman
Luís Miguel Cintra
Luís Miguel Cintra
Ens. Cabrita, Viriato, Don João de Portugal
Ruy de Carvalho
Ruy de Carvalho
Suicidal Warrior
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Narrator
Catarina Furtado
Catarina Furtado
Isle of Love Woman
Sofia Sá da Bandeira
Sofia Sá da Bandeira
Isle of Love Woman
Ricardo Trêpa
Ricardo Trêpa
Soldier (uncredited)
André Gago
André Gago
Soldier
João Bénard da Costa
João Bénard da Costa
Baron of Alvito (as Duarte de Almeida)
Paulo Matos
Paulo Matos
Radio Operator / Vasco da Gama
Leonor Silveira
Leonor Silveira
Tethys
Ruy de Carvalho
Ruy de Carvalho
Preacher at Funeral / Suicidal Warrior (as Rui de Carvalho)
Sofia Sá da Bandeira
Sofia Sá da Bandeira
Isle of Love Woman (uncredited)

Crews

Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Director
P. Joao Marques
P. Joao Marques
Writer
Paulo Branco
Paulo Branco
Producer
Elso Roque
Elso Roque
Director of Photography
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Editor
Sabine Franel
Sabine Franel
Editor
Zé Branco
Zé Branco
Production Design
Isabel Branco
Isabel Branco
Costume Design
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Screenplay
Luís Monteiro
Luís Monteiro
Set Decoration
Gita Cerveira
Gita Cerveira
Sound Designer
Anne Le Campion
Anne Le Campion
Sound Mixer
Jean-Paul Loublier
Jean-Paul Loublier
Sound Mixer
Georges Demétrau
Georges Demétrau
Special Effects
Jeanne Waltz
Jeanne Waltz
Props
Alejandro Massó
Alejandro Massó
Original Music Composer
Gerardo Herrero
Gerardo Herrero
Producer

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