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Lisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the rise in Europe, like in nearby civil war Spain or even inside Portugal itself in the form of Salazar's regime, Pereira only concerns himself with writing bios and translating French novels. Things change after he hires a young writer as his assistant, getting to know also his girlfriend – both opponents to the regime – and reluctantly helps them when they begin to get in trouble for subversive activities. Eventually, he's forced to take a stand...
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1995-04-06
- video_camera_front Companies Presidenzia del Consiglio del Ministri-Dipartimento dello Spettacolo, Jean Vigo International, K.G. Productions, Mikado Film, Fábrica de Imagens, Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
- timer Runtime: 104 Mins
- star Rating: 6.6 / 10
- favorite Likes: 79 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0115479
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smart_display Cast

Marcello Mastroianni
Pereira

Stefano Dionisi
Monteiro Rossi

Nicoletta Braschi
Marta

Daniel Auteuil
Dr. Cardoso

Joaquim de Almeida
Manuel

Marthe Keller
Mrs. Delgado

Teresa Madruga
Porter

Nicolau Breyner
Father Antonio

Filipe Ferrer
Silva

João Grosso
Police chief

Mário Viegas
Newspaper editor

Manuela Cassola

Pedro Efe

Carlos César

Massimo Popolizio
Dr. Cardoso (voice)

Ada Maria Serra Zanetti
Mrs. Delgado (voice)

Paila Pavese
Porter (voice)

Paolo Lombardi
Father Antonio (voice)

Stefano De Sando
Silva (voice)

Luca Biagini
Newspaper editor (voice)

Iris Cayatte
Girl (uncredited)

Simão Cayatte
Paperboy (uncredited)

Sofia Reis
Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)
groups Crew

Stefano Alpini
Thanks

Roberto Faenza
Screenplay

Sergio Vecchio
Screenplay

Antonio Tabucchi
Dialogue

Giantito Burchiellaro
Production Design

Franco Casellato
Continuity

Gianna Bellavia
Delegated Producer

Camilo Castelo Branco
Production Manager

Paolo Venditti
Unit Production Manager

Giulio Cestari
Production Accountant

Isabel Silva
Unit Production Manager

Carlo D'Alessandro
Assistant Editor

Edward Nadalin
Assistant Editor

Maurizio Palmisano
Assistant Editor

Maria Grazia Pasini
Production Secretary

Mónica Lopes
Production Secretary

Rita Gaspar
Production Assistant

Ana Figueira
Production Assistant

Pedro Bento
Production Assistant

Cristina Mascarenhas
Accountant

Rita Cardoso Pires
Script Supervisor

Julie Gavras
Additional Dialogue

Júlio Alves
Second Assistant Director

João Cayatte
First Assistant Director

Sylvie Liebeaux
Boom Operator

Fabio Lanciotti
First Assistant Camera

João Natividade
Second Assistant Camera

Carlos Assis
"B" Camera Operator

Vasco Riobom
"B" Camera Operator

António Costa
First Assistant "B" Camera

Helder Mendes
Chief Lighting Technician

Fernando Cerqueira
Gaffer

Paulo Alves
Gaffer

Joaquim Loyola Pereira
Gaffer

Manuel Ramos
Key Grip

Vitor Sá
Grip

Adgar Neto
Grip

João Barreto
Generator Operator

Alessandra Intini
Assistant Costume Designer

Sílvia Meireles
Assistant Costume Designer

Iracema Machado
Assistant Hairstylist

Marian de Graef
Assistant Hairstylist

Angela Anzimani
Seamstress

Antonella Di Marco
Assistant Production Design

José Manuel Sales
Assistant Set Decoration

Maria Olinda Soromenho
Property Master

Ramiro Gonçalves
Construction Foreman

Jorge Sacadura
Lead Painter

Federico Savina
Dolby Consultant

Giancarlo Barbieri
Color Grading

Ottavio Ferrario
Still Photographer

Domenico Procacci
Thanks

Giovanna Cau
Thanks

Carol Levy
Thanks

Giorgio Trestini
Thanks

Andrea Manganelli
Thanks

Filippo Macelloni
Thanks

Enrico De Bernart
Thanks

Bernard Comment
Thanks

Michèle Ray-Gavras
Co-Producer

José Mazeda
Co-Producer

Roberto Faenza
Director

Antonio Tabucchi
Novel

Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer

Elda Ferri
Producer

Bruno Ridolfi
Line Producer

Blasco Giurato
Director of Photography

Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor

João Martins
Set Decoration

Elisabetta Beraldo
Costume Design

Ilda Campino
Makeup Artist

Renato Francola
Makeup Artist

Mirella Ginnoto
Hairstylist

Paolo Amici
Sound Effects Editor

Fausto Ancillai
Sound Mixer

Saverio Lancia
Sound Effects Editor

Paolo Pucci
Sound Effects Editor

Daniele Quadroli
Sound Effects Editor

David Quadroli
Sound Effects Editor

Stefan Richter
Sound Editor

Eric Vaucher
Sound Designer
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