A comprehensive list of Portuguese films
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1. Saída do Pessoal Operário da Fábrica Confiança (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A large number of workers, mostly young women, leave by the front door of their work place at lunch time. The building has an impressive colonnaded facade, and is located at 181, Santa ... See full summary »
Director: Aurélio da Paz dos Reis
Votes: 177
2. Frei Bonifácio (1918)
26 min | Short, Comedy
To shorten the way, Bonifácio Mendes a small-minded muleteer decides to cross the Mafra cover.
Director: George Pallu | Stars: Duarte Silva, Maria das Neves, António Vale
Votes: 13
3. O Mais Forte (1919)
Drama
Director: George Pallu | Stars: Alfredo Henriques, Pato Moniz, Duarte Silva
4. Barbanegra (1920)
Drama
Between the elegant areas of Cascais and Lisbon, dangerous delinquent Barbanegra acts under the identity of the insinuating Marquis de Serpa.
Director: George Pallu | Stars: María Campos, José Cardoso, Maria de Oliveira, Manuel Dos Santos Oliveira
Votes: 12
5. Amor de Perdição (1921)
184 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Simão loves Teresa whose father wants her to marry cousin Baltazar instead. The two lovers meet secretly; Baltazar pays a thug to kill his rival, and Simão is badly wounded. Teresa is ... See full summary »
Director: George Pallu | Stars: Pato Moniz, António Pinheiro, Brunilde Júdice, Irene Grave
Votes: 14
6. Quando o Amor Fala (1921)
Comedy
An interesting comedy (of Ads), in "unpretentious production".
Director: George Pallu | Stars: María Campos, Maria de Oliveira, Rafael Marques, Duarte Silva
7. Os Fidalgos da Casa Mourisca (1921)
206 min | Drama
The amorous sacrifices of the daughter of Tomé da Póvoa, Berta, with the gentleman Jorge and, in parallel, the warm connection of the other son of Dom Luis, Maurício, with dedicated cousin Gabriela.
Director: George Pallu | Stars: Erico Braga, Aurora Celeste, Salvador Costa, Adelina Fernandes
Votes: 7
8. O Destino (1922)
Drama
Traveling by car to Sintra, a mysterious lady, arriving in Lisbon by ship, is the victim of an accident.
Director: George Pallu | Stars: Palmira Bastos, Maria Emília Castelo Branco, Maria Clementina, Henrique de Albuquerque
Votes: 6
9. Os Faroleiros (1922)
72 min | Drama
In a community of fishermen, a love triangle stands out, whose conflict culminates in a lighthouse isolated from the coast.
Director: Maurice Mariaud | Stars: Maurice Mariaud, A. Castro Neves, Castro Neves, Abegaida De Almeida
Votes: 71
10. O Primo Basílio (1923)
Drama
Luísa, three years ago, Jorge's wife, who is about to leave on a mission to the Alentejo, is aware of the arrival of his cousin Basilio, after a long stay in Brazil, where he seems to have made a fortune.
Director: George Pallu | Stars: Amélia Rey Colaço, Raul de Carvalho, António Duarte, Arthur Duarte
Votes: 11
11. Cláudia (1923)
74 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Modern version of the Cinderella story.
Director: George Pallu | Stars: Francine Mussey, Erico Braga, Emilia D'Oliveira, Júlio Cunha
12. Mulheres da Beira (1923)
74 min | Drama, Romance
Ana doesn't care for the pure love André devotes her, and turns her heart towards a noble man that is just lightly interested in her. Ana will experience the agony of being abandoned, and must contemplate the reclusion of a nun's life.
Directors: Rino Lupo, George Pallu | Stars: Brunilde Júdice, António Pinheiro, Mário Santos, Rafael Marques
Votes: 39
13. Lucros... Ilícitos (1923)
82 min | Comedy, Drama
Frankly, the Jewish banker Carlos Gold manages to transform into his criminal instrument a certain adventurer, who had tried to steal it after losing, in a gambling house, all the money he had.
Director: George Pallu | Stars: Francine Mussey, António Pinheiro, Mario Pedro, Júlio Cunha
14. Tinoco em Bolandas (1924)
Comedy
The hilarious domestic hardships of Duarte Tinoco, a married man but of free heart.
Director: António Pinheiro | Stars: Rafael Alves, Maria Clementina, Maria Olguim, George Pallu
15. O Fado (1924)
21 min | Short, Drama, Music
Life and loves of Severa, a popular Fado-singer.
Director: Maurice Mariaud | Stars: Eduardo Brazão, Sarah Cunha, Emilia D'Oliveira, Raul de Carvalho
Votes: 10
16. Tragédia de Amor (1924)
Drama
The ordeal of Maria das Dores, a young woman who, to escape the ill-treatment of her drunken father, to the misery and horror of an equivocal situation, runs away from home.
Director: António Pinheiro | Star: António Pinheiro
17. As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor (1924)
127 min | Drama
The distinctive loves of Margarida and Clara, the distinct morals of Pedro and Daniel, the goodness of João Semana.
Director: Maurice Mariaud | Stars: Maria de Oliveira, Maria Helena, Arthur Duarte, Vasco de Gondomar
18. A Tormenta (1925)
Drama
Director: George Pallu | Stars: Alírio Aires, Maria Clementina, Mario Pedro, António Pinheiro
19. O Táxi 9297 (1927)
80 min | Crime, Thriller
The story of this film is based on actual facts, the murder of actress Maria Alves, and the investigation that ensued, covered by Reinaldo Ferreira himself. Ferreira also wrote a novel based on the same facts.
Director: Reinaldo Ferreira | Stars: Maria Emília Castelo Branco, Alves da Costa, Alexandre Amores, Fernanda Alves da Costa
Votes: 53
20. Fátima Milagrosa (1928)
159 min | Drama, Family
Aninhas (Aida Lupo), a paralyzed girl, asks for a miracle from the saint of her devotion, Our Lady of Lourdes, at the chapel of Penha (Guimarães), but her prayer is not heard - She turns ... See full summary »
Director: Rino Lupo | Stars: Rafael Alves, Carlos Azevedo, Beatriz Costa, Maria Judice da Costa
21. José do Telhado (1929)
177 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
During a period of social turmoil, when the police was blocked by the civil war between conservative and liberal monarchists, a gang leader became popular, as he started distributing to the poor what he robbed from the rich.
Director: Rino Lupo | Stars: Carlos Azedo, Julieta Palmeiro, Maria Emília Castelo Branco, Luís Magalhães
22. Nazaré, Praia de Pescadores (1929)
15 min | Documentary
Director: José Leitão de Barros
Votes: 31
23. A dança dos paroxismos (1929)
46 min
A surreal short film in which a young man embarks on a journey through villages and the countryside.
Director: Jorge Brum do Canto | Stars: Machado Correia, Jorge Brum do Canto, Maria Do Carmo, Maria Emília Vilas
Votes: 132
24. Lisboa (1930)
88 min | Comedy
Caleidoscope of documentary-like scenes and re-enacted episodes of a day in the life of a large port town - Lisbon, from the old district around Saint George's Castle down to the docks and ... See full summary »
Director: José Leitão de Barros | Stars: Adelina Abranches, Chaby Pinheiro, Alves da Cunha, Estevão Amarante
Votes: 91
25. Maria do Mar (1930)
94 min | Drama, Romance
Falacha is the captain of a fishing boat of Nazaré who lost part of his men in a shipwreck. Among them was the husband of Aunt Aurélia, who holds Falacha responsible for this tragedy. A few... See full summary »
Director: José Leitão de Barros | Stars: Rosa María, Oliveira Martins, Adelina Abranches, Alves da Cunha
Votes: 121
26. A Portuguesa de Nápoles (1931)
Biography, Drama
Naples, 1799. During the reign of Ferdinand IV, which consubstantiated the tyranny of the Bourbons and the British, the Portuguese Leonor da Fonseca Pimentel (1752-1799) became suspect to the henchmen of the Junta de Estado.
Director: Henrique Costa | Stars: Heloisa Clara, Maria do Ceu Foz, António Pinheiro, Barreto Poeira
27. A Severa (1931)
110 min | Drama
The (too brief) life, the (ardent) loves and the (too early) death of Maria Severa Onofirana (1820-1846), better known as "A Severa", a beautiful gypsy who, besides being a prostitute, sang... See full summary »
Director: José Leitão de Barros | Stars: Dina Teresa, António Luis Lopes, Antonio Lavradio, Ribeiro Lopes
Votes: 90
28. A Canção de Lisboa (1933)
85 min | Comedy, Musical
After flunking in medical school, the young and bohemian Vasco need to trick his aunts, the main financers of his studies, preventing them to know that he is not a doctor.
Director: José Cottinelli Telmo | Stars: Vasco Santana, Beatriz Costa, António Silva, Teresa Gomes
Votes: 1,526
29. Gado Bravo (1934)
115 min | Comedy, Romance
A love triangle set in Lisbon between German singer Nina, bullfighter Garrido and local girl Branca.
Directors: António Lopes Ribeiro, Max Nosseck | Stars: Nita Brandao, Olly Gebauer, Mariana Alves, Raul de Carvalho
Votes: 27
30. As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor (1935)
102 min | Drama, Romance
Adaptation of a novel by Júlio Dinis, depicting the romantic and rustic life in Portugal, circa 1863.
Director: José Leitão de Barros | Stars: Joaquim Almada, Maria Matos, António Silva, Leonor d'Eça
Votes: 65
31. Bocage (1936)
124 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Bocage is a former navy officer, a cultured gentleman, a passionate man, and a poet. He lived in the second half of the 18th century, and he goes through a number of relationships, writing ... See full summary »
Director: José Leitão de Barros | Stars: Raul de Carvalho, Tarquinio Vieira, Maria Helena Matos, María Castelar
Votes: 16
32. O Trevo de Quatro Folhas (1936)
110 min | Comedy, Musical
José Maria, whom they always confuse with someone, ends up convincing himself that he is like everyone else, enjoying the pleasure of getting settled in the lives of others.
Director: Chianca de Garcia | Stars: Nascimento Fernandes, Beatriz Costa, Procópio Ferreira, Mafalda Evandauns
33. A Revolução de Maio (1937)
110 min | Drama
A man with communist beliefs falls in love with a woman with salazarian beliefs. The most well known portuguese fascist propaganda feature.
Director: António Lopes Ribeiro | Stars: Maria Clara, Emilia D'Oliveira, Alexandre de Azevedo, Luís de Campos
Votes: 42
34. Maria Papoila (I) (1937)
105 min | Comedy
A humble country girl moves to the city to work as a maid, eventually finding love and adventure.
Director: José Leitão de Barros | Stars: Mirita Casimiro, António Silva, Eduardo Fernandes, Alves da Costa
Votes: 90
35. A Canção da Terra (1938)
115 min | Drama
In Porto Santo, a small island next to Madeira the drought rages and Gonçalves, a local farmer, tries to overcome the catastrophe, with the help of Bastiana, whom he dearly loves. João ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Brum do Canto | Stars: Elsa Rumina, Barreto Poeira, Óscar de Lemos, João Manuel
Votes: 69
36. A Rosa do Adro (1938)
92 min | Drama, History, Romance
The ill-conceived loves of Rosa, a modest seamstress, and Fernando a doctor, leaving in the shadow the fateful passion of António (a liberal) for the young woman.
Director: Chianca de Garcia | Stars: Maria Lalande, Elsa Rumina, Oliveira Martins, Tomás de Macedo
Votes: 18
37. Os Fidalgos da Casa Mourisca (1938)
117 min | Drama
The amorous sacrifices of the daughter of Tomé da Póvoa, Berta, with the gentleman Jorge and, simultaneously, the warm connection of the other son of D. Luís, Maurício, with the devoted cousin Gabriela.
Director: Arthur Duarte | Stars: Silvestre Alegrim, Henrique Campos, Teresa Casal, María Castelar
38. Varanda dos Rouxinóis (1939)
102 min | Comedy, Romance
Madalena and Eduardo are in love, but their future is at risk when he accepts to follow a competitive cycling career, and she rejects to be a stage actress. He will be acclaimed during the ... See full summary »
Director: José Leitão de Barros | Stars: Oliveira Martins, Madalena Sotto, Noé de Almeida, Maria Matos
Votes: 14
39. Aldeia da Roupa Branca (1939)
92 min | Comedy
The story of how Gracinda, a young washerwoman, tries to revitalize her decadent business with the help of Chico, for whom she's in love, and her uncle, who has a fiery rivalry with Quitéria, owner of another laundry business.
Director: Chianca de Garcia | Stars: Beatriz Costa, Manuel Santos Carvalho, José Amaro, Óscar de Lemos
Votes: 376
40. Feitiço do Império (1940)
146 min | Drama
Luís immigrated to the USA and intends to become an American. But after his father invites him on a journey to the Portuguese territories in Africa, he will find true love, and also learn to value his country and its colonial grandeur.
Director: António Lopes Ribeiro | Stars: Luís de Campos, Isabel Tovar, Alves da Cunha, Emilia D'Oliveira
Votes: 16
41. João Ratão (1940)
98 min | Drama
João Ratão is a Portuguese soldier in the Flandres battle-front,
Director: Jorge Brum do Canto | Stars: Óscar de Lemos, Maria Domingas, António Silva, Manuel Santos Carvalho
Votes: 67
42. The Tyrant Father (1941)
114 min | Comedy
Francisco, salesman in a shoe store, is totally in love with Tatão, which sells perfume in the same street. But he is an amateur theater actor, as she hates theater and is a fan of cinema. Will this unlikely love endure?
Director: António Lopes Ribeiro | Stars: Vasco Santana, Francisco Ribeiro, Leonor Maia, Barroso Lopes
Votes: 861
43. The Courtyard of the Ballads (1942)
121 min | Comedy, Musical
This classic of Portuguese cinema depicts the friendships and rivalries of the inhabitants of a square in downtown Lisbon, where exists a spirit of familiarity between neighbors.
Director: Francisco Ribeiro | Stars: Maria das Neves, Vasco Santana, António Silva, Laura Alves
Votes: 1,274
44. Ala-Arriba! (1942)
94 min | Drama, Romance
In a village of poor fishermen in the North of Portugal, João Moço and Julha fall in love. Unfortunately they belong to two different fisher castes and the community as well as their respective families condemn their love...
Director: José Leitão de Barros | Stars: Ilidio Rocha Silvestre, Elsa Bea-Flor, João Moço, Nicolau
Votes: 107
45. Lobos da Serra (1942)
98 min | Drama
Director: Jorge Brum do Canto | Stars: António de Sousa, Maria Domingas, António Silva, Manuel Santos Carvalho
Votes: 36
46. Aniki Bóbó (1942)
71 min | Drama, Family
The story takes place in the old streets of Porto and by the banks of the Douro River. A gang of very young kids has just accepted a new member, Carlitos, a shy boy who has "played it tough... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Nascimento Fernandes, Vital dos Santos, António Palma, Armando Pedro
Votes: 1,887
47. Fátima, Terra de Fé (1943)
124 min | Drama
Having abandoned his family, due to religious incompatibility, Dr. Silveira had settled in Coimbra, where he dedicated himself to the sick, avoiding reconciliation, despite the intervention of Dr. Meneses.
Director: Jorge Brum do Canto | Stars: Barreto Poeira, Graça Maria, Oliveira Martins, Maria Alvarez
Votes: 24
48. O Costa do Castelo (1943)
135 min | Comedy, Romance
The unlikely love between Luisinha, a humble girl who lives on a small pension in Lisbon, and Daniel, a wealthy aristocrat who decides to fight for the girl who loves against the prejudices of his family.
Director: Arthur Duarte | Stars: António Silva, Maria Matos, Milú, Curado Ribeiro
Votes: 646
49. Ave de Arribação (1943)
114 min | Drama
Director: Armando de Miranda | Stars: Leonor Maia, Virgilio Teixeira, Julieta Castelo, Ferreira da Silva
50. Amor de Perdição (1943)
128 min | Drama, Romance
The fatalism caught up and the amorous tragedy between Teresa de Albuquerque and Simão Botelho, who survives the intolerant litigation of her noble families.
Director: António Lopes Ribeiro | Stars: Igrejas Caeiro, Eunice Colbert, Emilia D'Oliveira, Cassilda de Albuquerque
Votes: 69
51. Inês de Castro (1944)
92 min | Drama, History, Romance
Dom Pedro, heir to the Portuguese crown, is married to a Castilian princess but falls in love for his wife's maid. In addition to sin and scandal, can they survive the political implications of their romance?
Director: José Leitão de Barros | Stars: Antonio Vilar, Alicia Palacios, María Dolores Pradera, Raul de Carvalho
Votes: 75
52. A Menina da Rádio (1944)
106 min | Comedy, Musical
Geninha and Fortunato are couple who loves music. He's a good songwriter, she sings well. Despite this, their parents hate each other and do not seem willing to allow their marriage, nor the creation of a local radio for them.
Director: Arthur Duarte | Stars: Maria Matos, António Silva, Maria Eugénia, Francisco Ribeiro
Votes: 297
53. Três Dias Sem Deus (1945)
102 min | Drama
Before assuming her post in an isolated village, a teacher must leave for three days with the town priest to confront the violent lord of the hill.
Director: Bárbara Virgínia | Stars: Bárbara Virgínia, João Perry, Alfredo Ruas, Maria Clementina
Votes: 20
54. José do Telhado (1945)
98 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The legendary life of José Teixeira da Silva, José do Telhado, married to his cousin Aninhas, defeated his father's resistance, due to the fame of his heroism during the civil war.
Director: Armando de Miranda | Stars: Virgilio Teixeira, Adelina Campos, Juvenal de Araújo, Patrício Álvares
Votes: 39
55. A Vizinha do Lado (1945)
115 min | Comedy
The story of how the conflicting relationship of Eduardo and vaudeville actress Isabel is affected by the passion he feels for their neighbor, Mariana, a young overprotected, and the unexpected visit of his uncle Plácido, a moral teacher.
Director: António Lopes Ribeiro | Stars: Silvestre Alegrim, Carlos Alves, Emilia D'Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes
Votes: 161
56. A Noiva do Brasil (1945)
98 min | Drama, Thriller
Director: Santos Mendes | Stars: Óscar de Lemos, Erico Braga, Barroso Lopes, Virgílio Macieira
Votes: 14
57. O Diabo São Elas (1945)
Director: Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Humberto Madeira, Milita Meireles, Rosália Meireles, Regina Montenegro
58. Um Homem às Direitas (1945)
110 min | Drama
Director: Jorge Brum do Canto | Stars: Barreto Poeira, Julieta Castelo, Carmen Dolores, Maria Matos
Votes: 14
59. Camões (1946)
118 min | Biography, Drama
The adventurous life of Portugal's epic poet, Luis de Camões.
Director: José Leitão de Barros | Stars: Antonio Vilar, José Amaro, Igrejas Caeiro, Paiva Raposo
Votes: 210
60. Cais do Sodré (1946)
76 min | Drama
Director: Alejandro Perla | Stars: Ana María Campoy, Barreto Poeira, Virgilio Teixeira, Carlos Otero
Votes: 9
61. Um Homem do Ribatejo (1946)
106 min | Drama
After the brother's death by a bull, the "Bezoiro", Manuel refuses to succeed him as mayoral, the very day he marries Maria Loba.
Director: Henrique Campos | Stars: Barreto Poeira, Eunice Muñoz, Linda Maria, Julieta Castelo
Votes: 40
62. Ladrão, Precisa-se!... (1946)
98 min | Comedy, Musical
João Lacerda does not like that his fiancee, Clara, sings in public.
Director: Jorge Brum do Canto | Stars: Maria da Graça, Leonor Maia, Brunilde Júdice, Alda de Aguiar
Votes: 18
63. Os Vizinhos do Rés-do-Chão (1947)
84 min | Comedy
Director: Alejandro Perla | Stars: Hortense Luz, Óscar Acúrcio, Teresa Gomes, António Silva
Votes: 19
64. El huésped del cuarto número 13 (1947)
109 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The Duke of Gomara plays at high stakes in the casino, trying to impress his companion Estela. He loses all, and would have commited suicide, if it was not for Maria Eugénia, a beautiful ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Duarte | Stars: Teresa Casal, Maria Eugénia, Alfredo Mayo, Estevão Amarante
Votes: 10
65. O Leão da Estrela (1947)
121 min | Comedy, Romance
Anastácio lives in Lisbon and is fanatic for Sporting, one of the city's football teams. When the team travels to face Porto, he follows it with the family, staying in house of his friend, Mr. Barata, pretending to be rich.
Director: Arthur Duarte | Stars: António Silva, Milú, Maria Eugénia, Erico Braga
Votes: 1,219
66. Bola ao Centro (1947)
94 min | Drama
Director: João Moreira | Stars: José Amaro, Maria Domingas, Eunice Colbert, Raul de Carvalho
Votes: 7
67. Três Espelhos (1947)
86 min | Drama, Mystery
When a businessman's car crashes and burns, inspector Moisés of the criminal brigade is given the case, as the body has been stabbed. He'll try to reconstruct the financier's personality by the mirrored impressions on those who knew him.
Director: Ladislao Vajda | Stars: João Villaret, António Silva, Armando Ferreira, Carmen Dolores
Votes: 19
68. Capas Negras (1947)
103 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In Coimbra, law student José Duarte and Maria de Lisboa lived a romance which ends when he goes away, achieving fame and fortune by singing. But she's pregnant and they will meet again when she's arrested by allegedly abandoning their son.
Director: Armando de Miranda | Stars: Amália Rodrigues, Alberto Ribeiro, Artur Agostinho, Vasco Morgado
Votes: 99
69. The Holy Queen (1947)
110 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A virtuous Spanish princess becomes Queen of Portugal, then troubled by social struggles and court intrigue. She negotiates a truce between the king's and his son's factions; and performs a... See full summary »
Directors: Henrique Campos, Aníbal Contreiras, Rafael Gil | Stars: Maruchi Fresno, Antonio Vilar, Luis Peña, Fernando Rey
Votes: 38
70. Fado, História d'uma Cantadeira (1947)
110 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Ana Maria was a modest young woman who loves Júlio, her guitarist. But when she becomes a famous singer and Júlio, feeling abandoned by her, decides to go to the African colonies, she will have to choose between fame and true love.
Director: Perdigão Queiroga | Stars: Amália Rodrigues, Vasco Santana, António Silva, Tony D'Algy
Votes: 192
71. Não Há Rapazes Maus (1948)
98 min | Biography, Drama
Directors: Eduardo García Maroto, João Mendes | Stars: Raul de Carvalho, Arnaldo Gomes, Assis Pacheco, Barroso Lopes
72. Um Grito na Noite (1948)
81 min | Drama
People leaving in an isolated mountain village near the frontier are as rude as the land - and often resort to smuggling to make ends meet. Any disloyalty is to punished, not by the law, ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Porfírio | Stars: Emilio Correia, Pestana de Amorim, Maria Elsa, Maria Emília V
73. A Morgadinha dos Canaviais (1949)
93 min | Drama, Romance
Directors: Caetano Bonucci, Amadeu Ferrari | Stars: Eunice Muñoz, Fernando Isidoro, Paiva Raposo, Tomás de Macedo
Votes: 22
74. Uma Vida para Dois (1949)
97 min | Crime, Drama
Two young men try to survive in Lisbon, but their talents as writers is not recognized. Their intervention to defend Dionísia from her uncle's harassment is not appreciated by him. As he is... See full summary »
Director: Armando de Miranda | Stars: Virgilio Teixeira, Almeida Araujo, Leonor Maia, Raul de Carvalho
75. Ribatejo (1949)
115 min | Drama, Romance
It is the story of two men in love with the same woman and fighting each other in and out of the arenas of bulls.
Director: Henrique Campos | Stars: Virgilio Teixeira, Eunice Muñoz, Vasco Santana, Alves da Costa
Votes: 37
76. Heróis do Mar (1949)
118 min | Drama
A thin thread of fiction, linking inserts of non-original documentary footage of Portuguese cod-fishers off the rich coasts of Newfoundland and Groenland. Heroic fights against raging seas ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Garcia | Stars: Óscar Acúrcio, Silva Araújo, Raul de Carvalho, Isabel de Castro
Votes: 10
77. A Volta de José do Telhado (1949)
123 min | Crime, Drama
The return of José do Telhado and his adventures to free his brother from the group of Jose Pequeno, another famous bandit of that time, and the bloody fight between both.
Director: Armando de Miranda | Stars: Eduardo Colombo, Emilio Correia, Juvenal de Araújo, Leonor Maia
78. ¡Fuego! (1949)
85 min | Drama
Miguel is a fire-brigade chief, married with a much younger woman, do Amparo. When Miguel's younger brother, João, returns from America penniless, Miguel sugests he joins the fire-brigade ... See full summary »
Directors: Arthur Duarte, Alfredo Echegaray | Stars: Nani Fernández, Tony Leblanc, Teresa Casal, Emilio Aragón
Votes: 8
79. Sol e Toiros (1949)
90 min | Drama, Romance, Comedy
Manuel da Cruz, a young apprentice in the saddle, is discovered by the cattleman João Gama, who marvels at his skill, deciding to make him a great bullfighter.
Director: José Buchs | Stars: Manuel Dos Santos, Leonor Maia, Anna Paula, Erico Braga
Votes: 23
80. Vendaval Maravilhoso (1949)
140 min | Biography, Drama, History
Castro Alves is the great poet of the black slaves' liberation, in 19th century Brazil. Eugenia Camara is the wild actress who crosses the Atlantic and finds herself torn between two loves, in a whirlwind of passion.
Director: José Leitão de Barros | Stars: Paulo Maurício, Amália Rodrigues, Barreto Poeira, Isa Lobato
Votes: 29
81. Cantiga da Rua (1950)
122 min | Drama
Alberto, singer of vocation, is opposed by his father who wants him employed in his shoe store, and by the stepmother who influences the progenitor, in favor of his own son, Luis.
Director: Henrique Campos | Stars: Alberto Ribeiro, Deolinda Rodrigues, Luísa Durão, Maria Olguim
Votes: 51
82. Frei Luís de Sousa (1950)
118 min | Drama
Twenty years after her husband disappears in combat, Madalena is married again but fears the return of her first husband, as this would annul her marriage, his happiness and turn her daughter into a bastard. A classic of Portuguese cinema.
Director: António Lopes Ribeiro | Stars: Maria Sampaio, María Dulce, Raul de Carvalho, João Villaret
Votes: 107
83. O Grande Elias (1950)
118 min | Comedy
When Mr. Elias discovers that his aunt, who lives in Brazil, comes to visit him, he decides to temporarily occupy the house of a wealthy neighbor who's away so that she doesn't discover that he's not as rich as he told her.
Director: Arthur Duarte | Stars: António Silva, Milú, Francisco Ribeiro, Cremilda de Oliveira
Votes: 247
84. Sonhar é Fácil (1951)
94 min | Comedy
The Silva family aspires to have a home. The inheritance of an aunt, who died in Argentina, comes to realize this desire, but raises new problems.
Director: Perdigão Queiroga | Stars: António Silva, Laura Alves, Emilio Correia, Eugénio Salvador
Votes: 63
85. Saltimbancos (1951)
98 min | Drama
Lives of circus performers in times of decay.
Director: Manuel Guimarães | Stars: Maria Olguim, Helga Liné, Artur Semedo, Jose Vitor
Votes: 70
86. Nazaré (1952)
81 min | Drama, Family, Music
The sea, often treacherous, is the only source of living of the people of Nazaré. The film tells the story of António and his family, where no dreams are allowed. There is also the mourning... See full summary »
Director: Manuel Guimarães | Stars: Virgilio Teixeira, Helga Liné, Artur Semedo, Maria José
Votes: 64
87. Eram Duzentos Irmãos (1952)
100 min
A man afflicted by an inferiority complex, is helped out by his comrades to pass the tests to enter the navy. A girl accepts to show a fake love interest in him as part of the plan, and ends up really enamoured.
Director: Armando Vieira Pinto | Stars: Silva Araújo, Manoela Arriegas, Alves da Costa, Alda de Aguiar
Votes: 17
88. Os Três da Vida Airada (1952)
98 min | Comedy
When Lucas, an amateur theater director, tries to become a professional, ends up fighting with Lico, an amateur actor. Things get worse when Lico falls in love with Lena, Lucas's niece, dating her without her uncle's permission.
Director: Perdigão Queiroga | Stars: Milú, António Silva, Eugénio Salvador, Vasco Morgado
Votes: 66
89. Madragoa (1952)
110 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Zé Luís, a hard-working man of Madragoa (popular district of Lisbon), loves Clara, the daughter of his godfather, the rich merchant Santana. Santana is rich enough to impose Zé Luís to ... See full summary »
Director: Perdigão Queiroga | Stars: Deolinda Rodrigues, Ercilia Costa, Helga Liné, Barroso Lopes
Votes: 15
90. Duas Causas (1952)
91 min | Drama
Adriana Bento, an orphan who has been raised in a well off family, falls pregnant after being seduced by a man. Outraged, Senhor Bento, kicks her our of home. What he does not know is that ... See full summary »
Director: Henrique Campos | Stars: Mariana Villar, Artur Semedo, Manuel Santos Carvalho, Elvira Velez
Votes: 17
91. A Garça e a Serpente (1952)
118 min | Drama
Manuel is a bank clerk, melancholic and atheist, torn between two Ana Maria, a quiet, religious girl, and Albertina, a fiery, daring art-model. His bank opens a branch in Africa, and he ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Duarte | Stars: Teresa Casal, Carmen Dolores, Rogério Paulo, Alves da Cunha
92. Rosa de Alfama (1953)
86 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy
Rosa Maria, whose father is a sailor, was picked up by Tomé, having a child of her son Renato, who is expelled from home.
Director: Henrique Campos | Stars: Alberto Ribeiro, Mariana Villar, Alves da Cunha, Henrique Campos
Votes: 31
93. Planície Heróica (1953)
93 min | Drama
A young priest from the North, finds himself isolated in the hot prairies of the South. He resists temptation in the form of the daugh
Director: Perdigão Queiroga | Stars: Ilda Andrade, Emilio Correia, Grece do Céu, Augusto de Figueiredo
94. O Comissário de Polícia (1953)
118 min
Ridiculous prejudices of the urban middle bourgeoisie at the end of the 19th century, through the reveries of the Counselor Faustino who, dominated by his wife Maria, gets revenge by having affairs with the maids.
Director: Constantino Esteves | Stars: António Silva, Cremilda de Oliveira, Manuel Santos Carvalho, Elvira Velez
Votes: 16
95. Chaimite (1952)
157 min | Biography, Drama, History
From the military planning to front-line operations of discover conquest of Mozambique by the Portuguese, to counter the Vatuas insurgency of 1894, when they were led by Gungunhana, a ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Brum do Canto | Stars: Artur Semedo, Lourdes Norberto, Maria Emília Vilas, Julieta Castelo
Votes: 47
96. Quando o Mar Galgou a Terra (1954)
96 min | Musical, Drama
Passion and ambition interplay to bring dissention and tragedy into the home of an old fisherman married to a much younger woman.
Director: Henrique Campos | Stars: Mariana Villar, Curado Ribeiro, Alves da Costa, Brunilde Júdice
Votes: 15
97. Agora É Que São Elas (1954)
92 min
Filming of the magazine "Agora É Que São Elas", performed only by women, taken to the scene at Teatro Avenida.
Directors: Fernando Garcia, José César de Sá | Stars: Milú, Alzirinha Camargo, Maria Cristina, Arminda Vidal
Votes: 9
98. O Costa d'África (1954)
90 min | Comedy
When Amadeu discovers that his uncle, Mr. Costa, is returning from the Portuguese colonies in Africa, he panics. He wasted all the money he gave him so he will try to create an illusion for his uncle not to realize that he's broke.
Director: João Mendes | Stars: Vasco Santana, Laura Alves, Costinha, Erico Braga
Votes: 98
99. Vidas Sem Rumo (1956)
76 min | Drama
Meia-Lua used to be a sailor, but he now makes a poor living smuggling. He is a cynical man, who doesn't care for Ana or for the child they had together. He lives with the beautiful Marlene... See full summary »
Director: Manuel Guimarães | Stars: Milú, Eugénio Salvador, Madalena Sotto, Jacinto Ramos
Votes: 44
100. O Dinheiro dos Pobres (1956)
118 min | Drama
Manuel and Pedro have different approaches to love. Manuel suffers a disgust that makes him sullen, and enters the priesthood. Pedro keeps on in his carefree ways, and commits a robbery. ... See full summary »
Director: Artur Semedo | Stars: Vasco Santana, António Silva, Isabel de Castro, Maria Brandão
Votes: 13
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