Dom Roberto (1962)
João Barbela is poor man who lives out of charity - what coins the people of Lisbon's popular districts give him as 'pay' for his puppeteering work. For the kids, he is like a king, Dom Roberto = puppet). When he meets Maria, an equally poor girl, he fancies to change her life, and get her a house, maybe marrying, and being happy together.Life does not exactly have a happy ending, like he managed with his puppets 5-minute plays...
Director:
Ernesto de Sousa
Writer:
Leão Penedo
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Raul Solnado as João Barbelas / Dom Roberto |
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Glicínia Quartin as Maria |
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Luís Cerqueira as Gabriel |
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Costa Ferreira as Amâncio |
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Rui Mendes as Serafim |
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Fernanda Alves as Ivone |
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Olga da Fonseca as Mariana |
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Carlos Fernando as Carlitos |
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Nicolau Breyner as Man in black |
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Adelaide João as Vizinha |
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Benjamim Falcão as |
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Luís Alberto as |
| Camera | Abel Escoto | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Pablo G. del Amo | Editor |
| Directing | Ernesto de Sousa | Director |
| Writing | Alexandre O'Neill | Writer |
| Writing | Leão Penedo | Dialogue |
| Writing | Leão Penedo | Screenplay |