No, or the Vain Glory of Command

Summary Episodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973. He easily draws his comrades into philosophical musings, and the little contingent suffers badly at the hands of the local military opposition. View more details

No, or the Vain Glory of Command

Directed : Manoel de Oliveira

Written : Manoel de Oliveira P. João Marques

Stars : Miguel Guilherme Luís Miguel Cintra Diogo Dória Luís Lucas

7.2

Details

Genres : Drama History War

Release date : Sep 25, 1990

Countries of origin : France Spain Portugal

Official sites : Madragoa Films

Language : German Spanish Italian Portuguese

Filming locations : Senegal

Production companies : Tornasol Films Gemini Films Madragoa Filmes

Summary Episodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973. He easily draws his comrades into philosophical musings, and the little contingent suffers badly at the hands of the local military opposition. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama History War

Release date : Sep 25, 1990

Countries of origin : France Spain Portugal

Official sites : Madragoa Films

Language : German Spanish Italian Portuguese

Filming locations : Senegal

Production companies : Tornasol Films Gemini Films Madragoa Filmes

Photos

Comments
Welcome to juqing comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Login to display more comments

Edit Focus

All Filters