The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir
6.3
4 votes
1976
1h 27m
Drama
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.
Directed by José Fonseca e Costa
Top cast
A
António Beringela
Beringela
Ana Zanatti
LianorM
Maria Alice Vergueiro
ÁfricaF
Fernando Loureiro
Boanova
Sérgio Godinho
CamolasL
Luís Barradas
Soldado Mudo
João Guedes
D. Gonçalo
Zita Duarte
Joana
Maria Alice Vergueiro
Ama
Fernando Gusmão
Camponês
Artur Semedo
Capitão da GNR
Pedro Efe
Operário em GreveT
Tony Morgon
Cabo da GNR
Carlos José Teixeira
LatifundiárioR
Rogério Vieira
PadreJ
João Carlos Gorjão
PolíciaJ
João Semedo
B
Beatriz de Almeida
Details
Status
Released
Release date
August 20, 1976
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
Portuguese
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