Movie Description
Os Demónios de Alcácer Quibir
(1976)Overview
Alentejo 1975. The Police associate a group of traveling players with a strike of agricultural workers. The action takes place in the open space and harsh heat of the Alentejo. With the connivance of Lianor, the troupe enters the palace of Don Gonzalo an old aristocrat. The gentleman is obsessed by visions of great past deeds in a universe of ghosts. This was the first example of militant cinema in Portugal after the end of the Estado Novo dictatorship, exploring the world after the Carnation Revolution and its contradictions.
Featured Crew
- Director : José Fonseca e Costa
- Writer : José Fonseca e Costa,Augusto Sobral
- Editor : João Carlos Gorjão,Teresa Vaz da Silva,José Fonseca e Costa
- Cast : António Beringela,Ana Zanatti,Maria Alice Vergueiro,Fernando Loureiro,Sérgio Godinho,Luís Barradas,João Guedes,Zita Duarte,Maria Alice Vergueiro,Fernando Gusmão,Artur Semedo,Pedro Efe,Tony Morgon,Carlos José Teixeira,Rogério Vieira,João Carlos Gorjão,João Semedo,Beatriz de Almeida
Cast
Beringela
Lianor
África
Boanova
Camolas
Soldado Mudo
D. Gonçalo
Joana
Camponês
Capitão da GNR
Operário em Greve
Cabo da GNR
Latifundiário
Padre
Polícia
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Facts
Original TitleOs Demónios de Alcácer Quibir
Status Released
Release Information
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1976-08-20
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 27m
Production CompaniesTobis Portuguesa
Genres
- Drama
