A Garça e a Serpente
Melancholic and atheist bank clerk Manuel is stuck in a love triangle with two women, the fiery art model Albertina and the quiet and religious Ana Maria. After spending several years working in Africa, Manuel returns to Portugal only to find both women already married, and his life marred by problems.
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Teresa Cazal
Albertina de Miranda
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Samuel Dinis
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Arthur Duarte Director · Francisco Costa Screenplay Salazar Diniz Cinematographer
First release May 27, 1952 · Produced in Portugal · Production Tobis Portuguesa
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Lisboa Filme
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Tobis Portuguesa
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Portugal
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Original language
Portuguese
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Portuguese
Release dates
Portugal · May 27, 1952
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