O Construtor de Anjos

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O Construtor de Anjos

1978

0h 40m

8.7(3 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Overview

Gothic film in a monastery, where sensual monks murder the children they receive, with images of fantastic, painted from the author own painting and also from the Hammer films and the Saxon plastic tradition of romanticism.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Agostinho Alves

Mafalda de Mello e Castro

Trigo de Sousa

Rita Azevedo Gomes

Anthony Peters

Antonio Caldeira Pires

António Espírito Santo

Suzy Turner

Creative team

Directed by: Luís Noronha da Costa
Written by: Luís Noronha da Costa
Nuno Júdice

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