One of Oliveira's best… but weak, fragile, boring and a little unpatriotic.<...
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
Episodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 12, 1990
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
War, Drama, History
User Score
61%
Original Title
'Non', ou a Vã Glória de Mandar
Production Companies
Gemini Films, Tornasol Films, Madragoa Filmes
Director
Manoel de Oliveira
Description
Episodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973.
Cast
Diogo Dória
Soldier Manuel, Lusitanian warriror, Don João's cousin
Miguel Guilherme
Soldier Salvador, Lusitanian warrior, Alcácer warrior
Luís Lucas
Cpl. Brito, Lusitanian warrior, Alcácer nobleman
Luís Miguel Cintra
Ens. Cabrita, Viriato, Don João de Portugal
Ruy de Carvalho
Suicidal Warrior
Manoel de Oliveira
Narrator