April Captains (2000)
Overview
Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $6,105,121.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pt |
| Popularity | 3.919 |
Directed By
Maria de Medeiros
Crew
Maria de Medeiros
Maria de Medeiros
Ève Deboise
Gerardo Fernandes
Jacques Bidou
Michel Abramowicz
Jacques Witta
Jérôme Thiault
TOP CAST
Stefano Accorsi
Maia
Maria de Medeiros
Antónia
Joaquim de Almeida
Gervásio
Frédéric Pierrot
Manuel
Fele Martínez
Lobão
Manuel João Vieira
Fonseca
Marcantonio Del Carlo
Silva
Emmanuel Salinger
Botelho
Rita Durão
Rosa
Duarte Guimarães
Daniel
Manuel Lobão
Fernandes
Manuel Manquiña
Gabriel
Luís Miguel Cintra
Brigadeiro Pais
Joaquim Leitão
Filipe
Canto e Castro
Salieri
Rogério Samora
Rui Gama
Pedro Hestnes
Emílio
Marcello Urgeghe
Radio speaker
José Airosa
Paulo Ruivo
António Capelo
Chamarro
Ruy de Carvalho
Spínola
José Eduardo
Virgílio
Carlos Matos Gomes
Coronel Matos
Pedro Efe
Old Sergeant
Henrique Viana
Brigadeiro Moura
Luís Mascarenhas
Coronel Lopes
João Lagarto
Jornalista Caxias
Sano de Perpessac
Florist
Vasco Pimentel
Crowd Journalist
João Reis
Voice of Salgueiro Maia (voice)
Joaquim Nicolau
Man in Crowd - Caxias
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Oscar (uncredited)
Carlos Vieira
Apontador
João Cabral
RCP Journalist
Miguel Melo
Young PIDE Police Officer
Marco Delgado
Barrack Soldier
Jerry Rudes
American
Luís Lima Barreto
2nd Minister
Guilherme Filipe
Inspector Santos
José Boavida
Radio technician
Pedro Carraca
RCP Journalist
Paula Guedes
Irene
Igor Sampaio
1.º Polícia RCP
António Victorino de Almeida
Carmo Man
Nelson Monforte
(Uncredited)
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