The Guns and the People
Portugal, 1975
1977 · 1h 22m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
Glauber Rocha
,
Alberto Seixas Santos
,
António da Cunha Teles
,
José Fonseca e Costa
,
Ricardo Costa
Overview
Film directors with hand-held cameras went to the streets of Lisbon from April 25 to May 1, 1974, registering interviews and political events of the Portuguese "Carnation Revolution", as that period would be later known.
Director and cast
- Glauber Rocha Director
- Alberto Seixas Santos Director
- António da Cunha Teles Director
- José Fonseca e Costa Director
- Ricardo Costa Director
- Glauber Rocha as Himself
- Adelino Gomes as Narrator
- Fernando Balsinha as Narrator
- Júlio Isidro as Narrator
- Mário Soares as Himself
- Álvaro Cunhal as Himself
- Francisco Pereira de Moura as Himself
- Nuno Teotónio Pereira as Himself
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