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Cast
Carlos Paulo
as Capitão Henrique Galvão
Leonor Seixas
as Ilda Enes
Pedro Cunha
as Zé Ramos
Alfonso Agra
as Comandante Jorge de Sottomayor
Vítor Norte
as Tenente-Coronel Alfredo Enes
Miguel Borines
as Velo Mosquera
Bruno Simões
as Júlio
João Maria Pinto
as Comandante Mário Simões Maia
António Pedro Cerdeira
as Camilo Mortágua
Maria d'Aires
as Amália Enes
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2010
Runtime1h 44m
LanguagePortuguese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance
Votes3
DirectorFrancisco Manso
WritersJoão Nunes, Vicente Alves do Ó
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsAssault on the Santa Maria
About Assault on the Santa Maria
On January 22, 1961, a group of Portuguese and Spanish opposition movement members seized control of the Santa Maria, a Portuguese luxury cruise liner, an operation devised by Henrique Galvão to expose the Government of Portugal as a dictatorship.
Directed by Francisco Manso, Assault on the Santa Maria leans on a strong ensemble — Carlos Paulo, Leonor Seixas, Pedro Cunha — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2010.
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