Summaries

In Portugal, in the 60s, the corpse of a man appears on Dog's Beach. The corpse is identified as the major Dantas, a man wanted by authorities after his escape from a military prison where he was awaiting trial for insurrection.

Details

Keywords
  • man
  • escape
  • prison
  • based on novel
  • 1960s
Genres
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Mar 11, 1987
Countries of origin Spain Portugal
Language Portuguese
Filming locations Palácio da Comenda, Setúbal, Portugal
Production companies Animatógrafo Andrea Films Filmforn Marcel D'Almeida

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

In Portugal, in the early '60s, the corpse of a man brutally murdered appears on Praia dos Cães (Dog's Beach). The corpse is identified as the major Dantas, a man wanted by authorities after his escape from a military prison where he was awaiting trial for insurrection. Although it is a case of the purview of the PIDE (The State Personal Police), the investigations are delivered to the Judicial Police, particularly, the Brigade Chief Elias Santana. This, little by little, will reconstituting, and deducting wondering what will last after the escape of Major and his two accomplices, the architect Fontenova cable and Baroque, performed with the help of overseas lover major, Mena Ataide. Interrogation interrogation Elias penetrates the personalities of the suspects, find out who killed Major and above all, it was a political or crime of passion.

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