No, or the Vain Glory of Command

Manoel de Oliveira
1990-10-12


6.1
110 min

Episodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973.

Cast

Name Character Team
Diogo Dória Soldier Manuel, Lusitanian warriror, Don João's cousin Unowned
Miguel Guilherme Soldier Salvador, Lusitanian warrior, Alcácer warrior Unowned
Luís Lucas Cpl. Brito, Lusitanian warrior, Alcácer nobleman Unowned
Luís Miguel Cintra Ens. Cabrita, Viriato, Don João de Portugal Unowned
Ruy de Carvalho Suicidal Warrior Unowned
Manoel de Oliveira Narrator Unowned
Catarina Furtado Isle of Love Woman Unowned
Sofia Sá da Bandeira Isle of Love Woman Unowned
Ricardo Trêpa Soldier (uncredited) Unowned
André Gago Soldier Unowned
João Bénard da Costa Baron of Alvito (as Duarte de Almeida) Unowned
Paulo Matos Radio Operator / Vasco da Gama Unowned
Leonor Silveira Tethys Unowned
Ruy de Carvalho Preacher at Funeral / Suicidal Warrior (as Rui de Carvalho) Unowned
Sofia Sá da Bandeira Isle of Love Woman (uncredited) Unowned