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Dom Roberto

Film

Dom Roberto

6.2

1h 42m

1962

Synopsis

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

ComedyDrama

Cast & Crew

Raul Solnado

Raul Solnado

as João Barbelas / Dom Roberto

Glicínia Quartin

Glicínia Quartin

as Maria

Luís Cerqueira

Luís Cerqueira

as Gabriel

Costa Ferreira

Costa Ferreira

as Amâncio

Rui Mendes

Rui Mendes

as Serafim

Fernanda Alves

Fernanda Alves

as Ivone

Olga da Fonseca

as Mariana

Carlos Fernando

as Carlitos

Nicolau Breyner

Nicolau Breyner

as Man in black

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