The Jester
6.4
Set four years after the Portuguese revolution and the simultaneous loss of the Portuguese empire in Africa, the story concerns a director who sells guns to finance his play.
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Fernando Heitor
Francisco Bernardes / Dom Bibas
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Paula Guedes
Rita Portugal
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Luís Lucas
João Manuel Antunes
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Raul Solnado
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Jasmim de Matos
António André
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Carlos Farinha
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Margarida Vila-Nova
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Rogério Samora
Jorge
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Isabel Ruth
Ilda / Dona Teresa
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The Strange Case of Angelica
Maria de Medeiros
Dulce (voice)
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Marcello Urgeghe
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Luís Miguel Cintra
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José Álvaro Morais Director · Rafael Godinho Screenplay Alexandre Herculano Author
First release October 31, 1987 · Produced in Portugal · Production Instituto Português do Cinema (IPC), Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
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Animatógrafo
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Instituto Português do Cinema (IPC)
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Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
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Portugal
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Original title
O Bobo
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Portugal · October 31, 1987
Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
No release date listed for United States.
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