Pereira Declares

Lisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the rise in Europe, like in nearby civil war Spain or even inside Portugal itself in the form of Salazar's regime, Pereira only concerns himself with writing bios and translating French novels. Things change after he hires a young writer as his assistant, getting to know also his girlfriend – both opponents to the regime – and reluctantly helps them when they begin to get in trouble for subversive activities. Eventually, he's forced to take a stand...

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Stefano Dionisi

Monteiro Rossi

Daniel Auteuil

Dr. Cardoso

Marthe Keller

Mrs. Delgado

Nicolau Breyner

Father Antonio

João Grosso

Police chief

Mário Viegas

Newspaper editor

Massimo Popolizio

Dr. Cardoso (voice)

Ada Maria Serra Zanetti

Mrs. Delgado (voice)

Paila Pavese

Porter (voice)

Paolo Lombardi

Father Antonio (voice)

Stefano De Sando

Silva (voice)

Luca Biagini

Newspaper editor (voice)

Iris Cayatte

Girl (uncredited)

Simão Cayatte

Paperboy (uncredited)

Sofia Reis

Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)

Art

Antonella Di Marco

Assistant Production Design

José Manuel Sales

Assistant Set Decoration

Giantito Burchiellaro

Production Design

Maria Olinda Soromenho

Property Master

Jorge Sacadura

Lead Painter

Ramiro Gonçalves

Construction Foreman

João Martins

Set Decoration

Camera

Fabio Lanciotti

First Assistant Camera

Vasco Riobom

"B" Camera Operator

Manuel Ramos

Key Grip

João Natividade

Second Assistant Camera

Carlos Assis

"B" Camera Operator

António Costa

First Assistant "B" Camera

Ottavio Ferrario

Still Photographer

Blasco Giurato

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Alessandra Intini

Assistant Costume Designer

Marian de Graef

Assistant Hairstylist

Iracema Machado

Assistant Hairstylist

Sílvia Meireles

Assistant Costume Designer

Angela Anzimani

Seamstress

Ilda Campino

Makeup Artist

Elisabetta Beraldo

Costume Design

Renato Francola

Makeup Artist

Mirella Ginnoto

Hairstylist

Directing

Franco Casellato

Continuity

João Cayatte

First Assistant Director

Rita Cardoso Pires

Script Supervisor

Júlio Alves

Second Assistant Director

Roberto Faenza

Director

Editing

Edward Nadalin

Assistant Editor

Carlo D'Alessandro

Assistant Editor

Giancarlo Barbieri

Color Grading

Maurizio Palmisano

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Paulo Alves

Gaffer

Helder Mendes

Chief Lighting Technician

Production

Mónica Lopes

Production Secretary

Gianna Bellavia

Delegated Producer

Ana Figueira

Production Assistant

Paolo Venditti

Unit Production Manager

Rita Gaspar

Production Assistant

Isabel Silva

Unit Production Manager

Maria Grazia Pasini

Production Secretary

José Mazeda

Co-Producer

Camilo Castelo Branco

Production Manager

Giulio Cestari

Production Accountant

Pedro Bento

Production Assistant

Elda Ferri

Producer

Bruno Ridolfi

Line Producer

Sound

Sylvie Liebeaux

Boom Operator

Federico Savina

Dolby Consultant

Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

Fausto Ancillai

Sound Mixer

Eric Vaucher

Sound Designer

David Quadroli

Sound Effects Editor

Paolo Amici

Sound Effects Editor

Daniele Quadroli

Sound Effects Editor

Stefan Richter

Sound Editor

Paolo Pucci

Sound Effects Editor

Saverio Lancia

Sound Effects Editor

Writing

Sergio Vecchio

Screenplay

Roberto Faenza

Screenplay

Art

Antonella Di Marco

Assistant Production Design

José Manuel Sales

Assistant Set Decoration

Giantito Burchiellaro

Production Design

Maria Olinda Soromenho

Property Master

Jorge Sacadura

Lead Painter

Ramiro Gonçalves

Construction Foreman

João Martins

Set Decoration

Camera

Fabio Lanciotti

First Assistant Camera

Vasco Riobom

"B" Camera Operator

Manuel Ramos

Key Grip

João Natividade

Second Assistant Camera

Carlos Assis

"B" Camera Operator

António Costa

First Assistant "B" Camera

Ottavio Ferrario

Still Photographer

Blasco Giurato

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Alessandra Intini

Assistant Costume Designer

Marian de Graef

Assistant Hairstylist

Iracema Machado

Assistant Hairstylist

Sílvia Meireles

Assistant Costume Designer

Angela Anzimani

Seamstress

Ilda Campino

Makeup Artist

Elisabetta Beraldo

Costume Design

Renato Francola

Makeup Artist

Mirella Ginnoto

Hairstylist

Directing

Franco Casellato

Continuity

João Cayatte

First Assistant Director

Rita Cardoso Pires

Script Supervisor

Júlio Alves

Second Assistant Director

Roberto Faenza

Director

Editing

Edward Nadalin

Assistant Editor

Carlo D'Alessandro

Assistant Editor

Giancarlo Barbieri

Color Grading

Maurizio Palmisano

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Paulo Alves

Gaffer

Helder Mendes

Chief Lighting Technician

Production

Mónica Lopes

Production Secretary

Gianna Bellavia

Delegated Producer

Ana Figueira

Production Assistant

Paolo Venditti

Unit Production Manager

Rita Gaspar

Production Assistant

Isabel Silva

Unit Production Manager

Maria Grazia Pasini

Production Secretary

José Mazeda

Co-Producer

Camilo Castelo Branco

Production Manager

Giulio Cestari

Production Accountant

Pedro Bento

Production Assistant

Elda Ferri

Producer

Bruno Ridolfi

Line Producer

Sound

Sylvie Liebeaux

Boom Operator

Federico Savina

Dolby Consultant

Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

Fausto Ancillai

Sound Mixer

Eric Vaucher

Sound Designer

David Quadroli

Sound Effects Editor

Paolo Amici

Sound Effects Editor

Daniele Quadroli

Sound Effects Editor

Stefan Richter

Sound Editor

Paolo Pucci

Sound Effects Editor

Saverio Lancia

Sound Effects Editor

Writing

Sergio Vecchio

Screenplay

Roberto Faenza

Screenplay