The Fifth Empire (
2004) | IMDb:
6.2
Manoel de Oliveira directs José Régio's historical epic of religious and political power struggles. King Sebastião plans to make Portugal the world's Fifth Empire.
Starring:
Ricardo Trêpa
,
Luís Miguel Cintra
,
Glória de Matos
,
Miguel Guilherme
,
David Almeida
,
Ruy de Carvalho
Directed by:
Manoel de Oliveira
Produced by:
Paulo Branco
April Captains (
2000) | IMDb:
7
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.
Starring:
Stefano Accorsi
,
Maria de Medeiros
,
Joaquim de Almeida
,
Frédéric Pierrot
,
Fele Martínez
,
Manuel João Vieira
Directed by:
Maria de Medeiros