The Fifth Empire

Plot

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.

  • Manoel de Oliveira

    Director

  • Manoel de Oliveira

    Screenplay

  • José Régio

    Writer

  • Valérie Loiseleux

    Editor

  • Ricardo Trêpa

    El Rei Sebastião

  • Luís Miguel Cintra

    Simão, Sapateiro Santo

  • Glória de Matos

    Rainha D. Catarina

  • Miguel Guilherme

    Truão

  • David Almeida

    Truão

  • Ruy de Carvalho

    Conselheiro

  • José Manuel Mendes

    Conselheiro

  • Luís Lima Barreto

    Conselheiro

  • Rogério Samora

    D. Sancho I

  • José Wallenstein

    D. João I

  • Rui Morisson

    D. Afonso IV

  • João Pedro Vaz

    D. Afonso V

  • João Reis

    D. João II

  • Leonor Baldaque

    Woman's Choir (voice)

  • Filipe Cochofel

    D. Duarte

  • Runtime

    127 minutes

    Released

    2004-09-09

    Languages

    Português

    Countries

    Portugal

    Studios

    Gemini Films

    Madragoa Filmes

    Sound

  • Carlos Paredes

    Music

  • Updated

    1390 days ago

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