The Crime of Father Amaro (2005)

Released: 2005-10-27 Duration: 2hr 0min

Genres: Drama

Rating 5.2

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Overview

O Crime do Padre Amaro ("The Crime of Father Amaro") is a novel by the 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz. It was first published in 1875 to great controversy.

Production Companies

SIC - Sociedade Independente de Comunicação

Utopia Filmes

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	pt
Popularity	5.717

Directed By

Carlos Coelho da Silva

Crew

Screenplay
Vera Sacramento

Director
Carlos Coelho da Silva

Novel
Eça de Queirós

Music
Carlão

Music
Sam the Kid

Director of Photography
Mário Castanheira

Producer
Alexandre Valente

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Branko Neškov

Costume Design
Ana Simão

Makeup Artist
Íris Peleira

Editor
João Braz

Director of Photography
Inês Carvalho

Production Design
Catarina Amaro

Sound Editor
Elsa Ferreira

Second Assistant Director
Bernardo Camisão

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