DOM ROBERTO (1962)

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Dom Roberto
Comedy, Drama
May 30, 1962
Portuguese
1h 42m
Portugal
Cooperativa do Espectador
João Barbela is poor man who lives out of charity - what coins the people of Lisbon's popular districts give him as 'pay' for his puppeteering work. For the kids, he is like a king, Dom Roberto = puppet). When he meets Maria, an equally poor girl, he fancies to change her life, and get her a house, maybe marrying, and being happy together.Life does not exactly have a happy ending, like he managed with his puppets 5-minute plays...
Cast & Characters
Raul Solnado
João Barbelas / Dom Roberto
Glicínia Quartin
Maria
Luís Cerqueira
Gabriel
Costa Ferreira
Amâncio
Rui Mendes
Serafim
Fernanda Alves
Ivone
Olga da Fonseca
Mariana
Carlos Fernando
Carlitos
Nicolau Breyner
Man in black
Adelaide João
Vizinha
Crew
Ernesto de Sousa
Director
Alexandre O'Neill
Writer
Leão Penedo
Screenplay
Abel Escoto
Director of Photography