Day of Despair
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Day of Despair is a 1992 Portuguese drama film based on the life of Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco
. It was directed by Manoel de Oliveira
.
Camilo Castelo Branco
Camilo Ferreira Botelho Castelo-Branco,1st Viscount de Correia Botelho , was a prolific Portuguese writer of the 19th century, having authored over 260 books . His writing is, overall, considered original in that it combines the dramatic and sentimental spirit of Romanticism with a highly personal...
. It was directed by Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He began working on films in the late 1920s, but did not receive international recognition until the early 1970s. Since the late 1980s he has been one of the most prolific working film directors and...
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Cast
- Mário BarrosoMario BarrosoMario Barroso is a Portuguese film director, actor and cinematographer born in Lisbon.-External links:...
as Camilo Castelo BrancoCamilo Castelo BrancoCamilo Ferreira Botelho Castelo-Branco,1st Viscount de Correia Botelho , was a prolific Portuguese writer of the 19th century, having authored over 260 books . His writing is, overall, considered original in that it combines the dramatic and sentimental spirit of Romanticism with a highly personal... - Teresa MadrugaTeresa MadrugaTeresa Madruga is a Portuguese actress. She has appeared in 71 films and television shows since 1977. She starred in the 1983 film In the White City, which was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival....
as Ana Plácido - Luís Miguel Cintra as Freitas Fortuna
- Diogo Dória as Dr. Edmundo Magalhães