
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.
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

Luis 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)
Crew

Maria de Medeiros
Director, Writer
Ève Deboise
Writer

Jacques Witta
Editor

Michel Abramowicz
Director of Photography
Alain Peyrollaz
Executive Producer

Jacques Bidou
Producer
Guy-Claude François
Production Design
Bina Daigeler
Costume Design
Sano de Perpessac
Makeup Artist
Jérôme Thiault
Sound Designer

António Victorino de Almeida
Music
Margarida Amaro
Set Decoration
Gerardo Fernandes
Production Manager
Agustí Camps
Art Direction
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