The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir (1976)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1976-08-20
Runtime: 87 minutes
Director: José Fonseca e Costa
Top Cast
- António Beringela as Beringela
- Ana Zanatti as Lianor
- Maria Alice Vergueiro as África
- Fernando Loureiro as Boanova
- Sérgio Godinho as Camolas
- Luís Barradas as Soldado Mudo
- João Guedes as D. Gonçalo
- Zita Duarte as Joana
- Maria Alice Vergueiro as Ama
- Fernando Gusmão as Camponês
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