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Francisca

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IMDB ID: tt0082408

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The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace.

Portuguese

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Teresa Menezes

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Diogo Dória

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Mário Barroso

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Nuno Carinhas

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Manuela de Freitas

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Glória de Matos

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Alexandre Brandão de Melo

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Lia Gama

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João Guedes

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Cecília Guimarães

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Manoel de Oliveira

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Agustina Bessa-Luís

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Manoel de Oliveira

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