The Jester

Name: The Jester
Genre: Drama
Released: 1987
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 6.8

1987 · 120 min

Drama

★ 6.8

not streaming

Set four years after the Portuguese revolution and the simultaneous loss of the Portuguese empire in Africa, the story concerns a director who sells guns to finance his play.

Crew

Director José Álvaro Morais
Screenplay José Álvaro Morais
Screenplay Rafael Godinho
Director of Photography Mário de Carvalho
Director of Photography Octávio Espírito Santo

Cast

Fernando Heitor
Francisco Bernardes / Dom Bibas
Paula Guedes
Rita Portugal
Luís Lucas
João Manuel Antunes
Raul Solnado
inspector Aranha
Jasmim de Matos
António André
C
Carlos Farinha
João (10 years old)
Margarida Vila-Nova
Girl of Movie Crew
Rogério Samora
Jorge
Isabel Ruth
Ilda / Dona Teresa
Maria de Medeiros
Dulce (voice)
Marcello Urgeghe
Man at the Boat
Luís Miguel Cintra
Count of Trava

Crew

Director — José Álvaro Morais
Screenplay — José Álvaro Morais
Screenplay — Rafael Godinho
Director of Photography — Mário de Carvalho
Director of Photography — Octávio Espírito Santo

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