The Spell of the Empire

5.0
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 119 min
  • Premiere: 1940. May 23.

Luís immigrated to the USA and intends to become an American. But after his father invites him on a journey to the Portuguese territories in Africa, he will find true love, and also learn to value his country and its colonial grandeur.

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Luís de Campos

Luís Morais

Alves da Cunha

Francisco Morais

Isabel Tovar

Mariazinha

Madalena Sotto

Fay Gordon

Francisco Ribeiro

Chico do Austin

Emilia D'Oliveira

Emília Morais

António Silva

Alberto

Estêvão Amarante

Vitorino

Alfredo Ruas

Sargento

Amélia Pereira

Mãe de Vitorino

António Vilar

Agente local

Teodósio Cabral

Pai de Mariazinha

Art

António Lopes Ribeiro

Production Design

António Soares

Set Decoration

Camera

Willy Goldberger

Director of Photography

Manuel Luís Vieira

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

António Vilar

Makeup Artist

Directing

Arthur Duarte

Assistant Director

António Lopes Ribeiro

Director

Editing

António Lopes Ribeiro

Editor

Sound

Jaime Silva Filho

Original Music Composer

Pedro De Freitas Branco

Original Music Composer

Venceslau Pinto

Original Music Composer

Luís Sousa Santos

Sound

Paulo de Brito Aranha

Sound

Writing

António Lopes Ribeiro

Writer

Joaquim Mota Jr.

Writer

Art

António Lopes Ribeiro

Production Design

António Soares

Set Decoration

Camera

Willy Goldberger

Director of Photography

Manuel Luís Vieira

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

António Vilar

Makeup Artist

Directing

Arthur Duarte

Assistant Director

António Lopes Ribeiro

Director

Editing

António Lopes Ribeiro

Editor

Sound

Jaime Silva Filho

Original Music Composer

Pedro De Freitas Branco

Original Music Composer

Venceslau Pinto

Original Music Composer

Luís Sousa Santos

Sound

Paulo de Brito Aranha

Sound

Writing

António Lopes Ribeiro

Writer

Joaquim Mota Jr.

Writer