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Good Portuguese People
6.6Released

Good Portuguese People

(Bom Povo Português)

“The Carnation Revolution's Film”

19812h 15mDocumentary

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.

Created By

Director
Rui Simões
Rui Simões
Writers
Teresa Sá

Alternative Titles

The Good People of PortugalUS
Status
Released
Original Title
Bom Povo Português
Production Countries
Portugal
IMDb

Cast

Acting

José Mário Branco

Narrator (voice)
Acting

Durand Clemente

Himself (revolutionary lieutenant)
Acting

Álvaro Cunhal

Himself (PCP leader)
Acting

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

Himself (revolutionary captain)
Acting

Galvão de Melo

Himself (member of the military junta)
Acting

António de Spínola

Himself (President of the Republic)
Acting

Diogo Freitas do Amaral

Himself (CDS leader)
Acting

Adelino Gomes

Himself (radio reporter)
Acting

Vasco Gonçalves

Himself (colonel and Prime Minister)
Acting

António Ramalho Eanes

Self (Army commander)