Lisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the rise in Europe, like in nearby civil war Spain or even inside Portugal itself in the form of Salazar's regime, Pereira only concerns himself with writing bios and translating French novels. Things change after he hires a young writer as his assistant, getting to know also his girlfriend – both opponents to the regime – and reluctantly helps them when they begin to get in trouble for subversive activities. Eventually, he's forced to take a stand...
Cast
Marcello Mastroianni
Pereira
Stefano Dionisi
Monteiro Rossi
Nicoletta Braschi
Marta
Daniel Auteuil
Dr. Cardoso
Joaquim de Almeida
Manuel
Marthe Keller
Mrs. Delgado
Teresa Madruga
Porter
Nicolau Breyner
Father Antonio
Filipe Ferrer
Silva
João Grosso
Police chief
Mário Viegas
Newspaper editor
Manuela Cassola
Unknown
Pedro Efe
Unknown
Carlos César
Unknown
Massimo Popolizio
Dr. Cardoso (voice)
Ada Maria Serra Zanetti
Mrs. Delgado (voice)
Paila Pavese
Porter (voice)
Paolo Lombardi
Father Antonio (voice)
Stefano De Sando
Silva (voice)
Luca Biagini
Newspaper editor (voice)
Iris Cayatte
Girl (uncredited)
Simão Cayatte
Paperboy (uncredited)
Sofia Reis
Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)
Crew
Roberto Faenza
Director, Screenplay
Sergio Vecchio
Screenplay
Antonio Tabucchi
Novel, Dialogue
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Edward Nadalin
Assistant Editor
Carlo D'Alessandro
Assistant Editor
Maurizio Palmisano
Assistant Editor
Blasco Giurato
Director of Photography
Giancarlo Barbieri
Color Grading
João Cayatte
First Assistant Director
Júlio Alves
Second Assistant Director
Elda Ferri
Producer
Michèle Ray-Gavras
Co-Producer
José Mazeda
Co-Producer
Bruno Ridolfi
Line Producer
Ana Figueira
Production Assistant
Rita Gaspar
Production Assistant
Pedro Bento
Production Assistant
Giantito Burchiellaro
Production Design
Fabio Lanciotti
First Assistant Camera
João Natividade
Second Assistant Camera
Vasco Riobom
"B" Camera Operator
Carlos Assis
"B" Camera Operator
António Costa
First Assistant "B" Camera
Alessandra Intini
Assistant Costume Designer
Sílvia Meireles
Assistant Costume Designer
Elisabetta Beraldo
Costume Design
Mirella Ginnoto
Hairstylist
Marian de Graef
Assistant Hairstylist
Iracema Machado
Assistant Hairstylist
Ilda Campino
Makeup Artist
Renato Francola
Makeup Artist
Eric Vaucher
Sound Designer
David Quadroli
Sound Effects Editor
Paolo Amici
Sound Effects Editor
Daniele Quadroli
Sound Effects Editor
Paolo Pucci
Sound Effects Editor
Saverio Lancia
Sound Effects Editor
Stefan Richter
Sound Editor
Fausto Ancillai
Sound Mixer
Federico Savina
Dolby Consultant
Sylvie Liebeaux
Boom Operator
Helder Mendes
Chief Lighting Technician
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Giulio Cestari
Production Accountant
Cristina Mascarenhas
Accountant
Julie Gavras
Additional Dialogue
Jorge Sacadura
Lead Painter
João Martins
Set Decoration
José Manuel Sales
Assistant Set Decoration
Ramiro Gonçalves
Construction Foreman
Ottavio Ferrario
Still Photographer
Rita Cardoso Pires
Script Supervisor
Maria Olinda Soromenho
Property Master
Franco Casellato
Continuity
Antonella Di Marco
Assistant Production Design
Manuel Ramos
Key Grip
Adgar Neto
Grip
Vitor Sá
Grip
Fernando Cerqueira
Gaffer
Paulo Alves
Gaffer
Joaquim Loyola Pereira
Gaffer
Camilo Castelo Branco
Production Manager
Paolo Venditti
Unit Production Manager
Isabel Silva
Unit Production Manager
Angela Anzimani
Seamstress
Gianna Bellavia
Delegated Producer
João Barreto
Generator Operator
Mónica Lopes
Production Secretary
Maria Grazia Pasini
Production Secretary
Stefano Alpini
Thanks
Domenico Procacci
Thanks
Filippo Macelloni
Thanks
Carol Levy
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Giovanna Cau
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Giorgio Trestini
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