03 Nov 1959
Fires on the Plain
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
Episodes from throughout the entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a conscripted student of history recounts them to his fellow soldiers while they march through an African colony in revolt during 1973.
Top Billed Cast
Luís Miguel Cintra 2nd Lt. Cabrita / Viriato / King John II of Portugal
Miguel Guilherme Pvt. Salvador / Lusitanian Warrior / Alcácer Warrior
Diogo Dória Pvt. Manuel / Lusitanian Warrior / Diogo (King John's Cousin)
Luís Lucas Cpl. Brito / Lusitanian Warrior / Alcácer Nobleman
Carlos Gomes Pvt. Pedro / Alcácer Warrior
António Sequeira Lopes Soldier / Lusitanian Warrior / Alcácer Warrior
Mateus Lorena King Sebastian of Portugal
Lola Forner Princess Dona Isabel
Raúl Fraire King Afonso I of Portugal
Ruy de Carvalho Preacher at Funeral / Suicidal Warrior
Teresa Menezes Venus
Leonor Silveira Tethys
Paulo Matos Radio Operator / Vasco da Gama
Francisco Baião Prince John
João Bénard da Costa Baron of Alvito
Luís Mascarenhas King Afonso V of Portugal
Jorge Rolla Priest / Wounded Man
José Ramos Friar Fernando
Ricardo Trêpa Soldier
Catarina Furtado Isle of Love Woman
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