April Captains

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April Captains

2000

2h 3m

6.5(63 votes)

Drama

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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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45 members

Acting

Stefano Accorsi

Maia

Acting

Maria de Medeiros

Antónia

Acting

Joaquim de Almeida

Gervásio

Acting

Frédéric Pierrot

Manuel

Acting

Fele Martínez

Lobão

Acting

Manuel João Vieira

Fonseca

Acting

Marcantonio Del Carlo

Silva

Acting

Emmanuel Salinger

Botelho

Acting

Rita Durão

Rosa

Acting

Duarte Guimarães

Daniel

Acting

Manuel Lobão

Fernandes

No Image

Acting

Manuel Manquiña

Gabriel

Acting

Luís Miguel Cintra

Brigadeiro Pais

Directing

Joaquim Leitão

Filipe

Acting

Canto e Castro

Salieri

Acting

Rogério Samora

Rui Gama

Acting

Pedro Hestnes

Emílio

Acting

Marcello Urgeghe

Radio speaker

Acting

José Airosa

Paulo Ruivo

No Image

Acting

António Capelo

Chamarro

Acting

Ruy de Carvalho

Spínola

Acting

José Eduardo

Virgílio

Acting

Carlos Matos Gomes

Coronel Matos

Acting

Pedro Efe

Old Sergeant

Acting

Henrique Viana

Brigadeiro Moura

Acting

Luís Mascarenhas

Coronel Lopes

Acting

João Lagarto

Jornalista Caxias

Costume & Make-Up

Sano de Perpessac

Florist

No Image

Sound

Vasco Pimentel

Crowd Journalist

Acting

João Reis

Voice of Salgueiro Maia (voice)

Acting

Joaquim Nicolau

Man in Crowd - Caxias

Acting

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

Oscar (uncredited)

Acting

Carlos Vieira

Apontador

Acting

João Cabral

RCP Journalist

Acting

Miguel Melo

Young PIDE Police Officer

Acting

Marco Delgado

Barrack Soldier

Acting

Jerry Rudes

American

No Image

Acting

Luís Lima Barreto

2nd Minister

Acting

Guilherme Filipe

Inspector Santos

Acting

José Boavida

Radio technician

Acting

Pedro Carraca

RCP Journalist

Acting

Paula Guedes

Irene

Acting

Igor Sampaio

1.º Polícia RCP

Sound

António Victorino de Almeida

Carmo Man

Acting

Nelson Monforte

(Uncredited)

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