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April Captains

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April Captains

2000

2h 3m

6.6(66 votes)

Drama

History

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.

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France 2 Cinéma

ARTE France Cinéma

RTP

SFP

TVE

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Stefano Accorsi

Stefano Accorsi

Maia

Maria de Medeiros

Maria de Medeiros

Antónia

Joaquim de Almeida

Joaquim de Almeida

Gervásio

Frédéric Pierrot

Frédéric Pierrot

Manuel

Fele Martínez

Fele Martínez

Lobão

Manuel João Vieira

Manuel João Vieira

Fonseca

Marcantonio Del Carlo

Marcantonio Del Carlo

Silva

Emmanuel Salinger

Emmanuel Salinger

Botelho

Rita Durão

Rita Durão

Rosa

Duarte Guimarães

Duarte Guimarães

Daniel

Creative team

Directed by: Maria de Medeiros
Written by: Ève Deboise
Maria de Medeiros
Produced by: Jacques Bidou

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