The Fifth Empire
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Manoel de Oliveira directs José Régio's historical epic of religious and political power struggles. King Sebastião plans to make Portugal the world's Fifth Empire.
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Cast
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Ricardo Trêpa
El Rei Sebastião
Known for
The Strange Case of Angelica
Luís Miguel Cintra
Simão, Sapateiro Santo
Known for
The Strange Case of Angelica
The Dancer Upstairs
Glória de Matos
Rainha D. Catarina
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Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
Benilde or the Virgin Mother
Miguel Guilherme
Truão
Known for
Foreign Land
David Almeida
Truão
Known for
The Easy Way
Ruy de Carvalho
Conselheiro
Known for
Turn of the Tide
José Manuel Mendes
Conselheiro
Known for
Just Retired 2
The Strange Case of Angelica
Luís Lima Barreto
Conselheiro
Also in
Abraham's Valley
The Sword and the Rose
Rogério Samora
D. Sancho I
Known for
Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One
April Captains
José Wallenstein
D. João I
Known for
Timeless Love
The Death of Louis XIV
Rui Morisson
D. Afonso IV
Known for
Timeless Love
The Time in Between
João Pedro Vaz
D. Afonso V
Known for
Turn of the Tide
Manoel de Oliveira Director · José Régio Writer Valérie Loiseleux Editor
Budget $7.5M · United States release September 9, 2004 · Produced in Portugal, France
Box office
Budget
$7,500,000
Production
Gemini Films
Production
Madragoa Filmes
Production
Portugal · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
O Quinto Império - Ontem Como Hoje
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Italy · September 9, 2004
Theatrical
United States · September 9, 2004
Theatrical
Portugal · January 27, 2005
Theatrical · 8 218 espectadores em Portugal
France
May 4, 2005 · Theatrical
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