Day of Despair

Nan
1h 15m
1992
6 /10 (10)

Overview

Portrait of the last days of the life of Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco.

Country : Portugal, France
Genre : Drama
Languages : Português
Released Date: 1992-10-30

Top Billed Cast

Mário Barroso

Camilo Castelo Branco

Teresa Madruga

Ana Plácido

Luís Miguel Cintra

Freitas Fortuna

Diogo Dória

Dr. Edmundo Magalhães

Canto e Castro

(voice)

Ruy de Carvalho

(voice)

Nuno Melo

José Maria Vaz da Silva

Dina Treno

David Ferreira Dias

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