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No, or the Vain Glory of Command
No, or the Vain Glory of Command

No, or the Vain Glory of Command

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WarDramaHistory

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

12 October 1990

Country

France

Cast

Diogo Dória

Diogo Dória

Soldier Manuel, Lusitanian warriror, Don João's cousin

Miguel Guilherme

Miguel Guilherme

Soldier Salvador, Lusitanian warrior, Alcácer warrior

Luís Lucas

Luís Lucas

Cpl. Brito, Lusitanian warrior, Alcácer nobleman

Luís Miguel Cintra

Luís Miguel Cintra

Ens. Cabrita, Viriato, Don João de Portugal

Ruy de Carvalho

Ruy de Carvalho

Suicidal Warrior

Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira

Narrator

Catarina Furtado

Catarina Furtado

Isle of Love Woman

Sofia Sá da Bandeira

Sofia Sá da Bandeira

Isle of Love Woman

Ricardo Trêpa

Ricardo Trêpa

Soldier (uncredited)

André Gago

André Gago

Soldier

João Bénard da Costa

João Bénard da Costa

Baron of Alvito (as Duarte de Almeida)

Paulo Matos

Paulo Matos

Radio Operator / Vasco da Gama

Leonor Silveira

Leonor Silveira

Tethys

Ruy de Carvalho

Ruy de Carvalho

Preacher at Funeral / Suicidal Warrior (as Rui de Carvalho)

Sofia Sá da Bandeira

Sofia Sá da Bandeira

Isle of Love Woman (uncredited)

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