Dom Roberto

1962 · 102 min · Comedy, Drama

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...

Director: Ernesto de Sousa
Writers: Leão Penedo, Alexandre O'Neill
Released: May 30, 1962
Language: Portuguese

Cast

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
Benjamim Falcão
Luís Alberto

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