The Guns and the People

"Portugal, 1975"

1977 1h 22m PT

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 8

Documentary

Synopsis

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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.

“Portugal, 1975”

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Cast

Glauber Rocha
Himself
Adelino Gomes
Narrator
Fernando Balsinha
Narrator
Júlio Isidro
Narrator
Mário Soares
Himself
Álvaro Cunhal
Himself
Francisco Pereira de Moura
Himself
Nuno Teotónio Pereira
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eduardo Geada
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Portugal

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Monique Rutler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Glauber Rocha and Adelino Gomes and Fernando Balsinha carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Portugal, 1975".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0072657 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eduardo Geada directs. Monique Rutler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Portugal. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Editor Monique Rutler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Glauber Rocha and Adelino Gomes and Fernando Balsinha carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Portugal, 1975".
6IMDB entry: tt0072657 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.