Good Portuguese People - 1980

Using film and television footage taken during the revolutionary movement of April 25, 1974 in Portugal, and mixing it with music and live interviews with common people, the director conveys a vivid account of the period in which a military coup evolved to a socialist revolution, then was tempered into a formal European style democracy.

135min
1980
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.5/10

Cast

José Mário Branco profile pictureJosé Mário BrancoNarrator (voice)
Álvaro Cunhal profile pictureÁlvaro CunhalHimself (PCP leader)
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho profile pictureOtelo Saraiva de CarvalhoHimself (revolutionary captain)
António de Spínola profile pictureAntónio de SpínolaHimself (President of the Republic)
António Ramalho Eanes profile pictureAntónio Ramalho EanesSelf (Army commander)

About Good Portuguese People

Good Portuguese People Overview

Using film and television footage taken during the revolutionary movement of April 25, 1974 in Portugal, and mixing it with music and live interviews with common people, the director conveys a vivid account of the period in which a military coup evolved to a socialist revolution, then was tempered into a formal European style democracy.

Runtime: 135min

Extra details

Original Title: Bom Povo Português
Original Language: Portuguese
Directed By: Rui Simões