The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 2000
April Captains
Directed by
Maria de Medeiros
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Stefano AccorsiMaia
Maria de MedeirosAntónia
Joaquim de AlmeidaGervásio
Frédéric PierrotManuel
Fele MartínezLobão
Manuel João VieiraFonseca
Marcantonio Del CarloSilva
Emmanuel SalingerBotelho
Rita DurãoRosa
Duarte GuimarãesDaniel
Manuel LobãoFernandes
Manuel ManquiñaGabriel
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Luís Miguel CintraBrigadeiro Pais
Joaquim LeitãoFilipe
Canto e CastroSalieri
Rogério SamoraRui Gama
Pedro HestnesEmílio
Marcello UrgegheRadio speaker
José AirosaPaulo Ruivo
António CapeloChamarro
Ruy de CarvalhoSpínola
José EduardoVirgílio
Carlos Matos GomesCoronel Matos
Pedro EfeOld Sergeant
Henrique VianaBrigadeiro Moura
Luís MascarenhasCoronel Lopes
João LagartoJornalista Caxias
Sano de PerpessacFlorist
Vasco PimentelCrowd Journalist
João ReisVoice of Salgueiro Maia (voice)
Joaquim NicolauMan in Crowd - Caxias
Otelo Saraiva de CarvalhoOscar (uncredited)
Carlos VieiraApontador
João CabralRCP Journalist
Miguel MeloYoung PIDE Police Officer
Marco DelgadoBarrack Soldier
Jerry RudesAmerican
Luís Lima Barreto2nd Minister
Guilherme FilipeInspector Santos
José BoavidaRadio technician
Pedro CarracaRCP Journalist
Paula GuedesIrene
Igor Sampaio1.º Polícia RCP
António Victorino de AlmeidaCarmo Man
Nelson Monforte(Uncredited)
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