April Captains

2h 3min

Drama

History

Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.

Production Companies

Alia Films

France 2 Cinéma

JBA Production

ARTE France Cinéma

FMB Films

Mutante Filmes

RTP

SFP

TVE

Cast

Manuel Lobão

Manuel Lobão

Fernandes
Luís Miguel Cintra

Luís Miguel Cintra

Brigadeiro Pais
Marcello Urgeghe

Marcello Urgeghe

Radio speaker
José Airosa

José Airosa

Paulo Ruivo
José Eduardo

José Eduardo

Virgílio
Carlos Matos Gomes

Carlos Matos Gomes

Coronel Matos
Pedro Efe

Pedro Efe

Old Sergeant
Henrique Viana

Henrique Viana

Brigadeiro Moura
Luís Mascarenhas

Luís Mascarenhas

Coronel Lopes
João Lagarto

João Lagarto

Jornalista Caxias
Vasco Pimentel

Vasco Pimentel

Crowd Journalist
João Reis

João Reis

Voice of Salgueiro Maia (voice)
Joaquim Nicolau

Joaquim Nicolau

Man in Crowd - Caxias
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

Oscar (uncredited)
Carlos Vieira

Carlos Vieira

Apontador
João Cabral

João Cabral

RCP Journalist
Miguel Melo

Miguel Melo

Young PIDE Police Officer
Marco Delgado

Marco Delgado

Barrack Soldier
Jerry Rudes

Jerry Rudes

American
Luís Lima Barreto

Luís Lima Barreto

2nd Minister
Guilherme Filipe

Guilherme Filipe

Inspector Santos
José Boavida

José Boavida

Radio technician
Pedro Carraca

Pedro Carraca

RCP Journalist
Igor Sampaio

Igor Sampaio

1.º Polícia RCP
Nelson Monforte

Nelson Monforte

(Uncredited)

Release date

21st Apr 2000

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Português