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Limpopo

Limpopo

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Limpopo, dating from 1970, directed and produced by Jorge de Sousa, is a story about safaris where the protagonist was a rich industrialist from Porto. It was filmed in Lourenço Marques, in the Limpopo colony and the Maputo elephant reserve.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 January 1970

Country

Mozambique

Cast

António Gomes

António Gomes

António Teixeira

António Teixeira

Henrique Campião

Henrique Campião

Industrialist

Isabel Terna

Isabel Terna

Industrialist's daughter

José Bandeira

José Bandeira

Maria Dilar

Maria Dilar

Mário Sampaio

Mário Sampaio

Nelly Pinheiro

Nelly Pinheiro

Industrialist's secretary

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