
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
Episodes from throughout the entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a conscripted student of history recounts them to his fellow soldiers while they march through an African colony in revolt during 1973.
Release Date: 1990-10-12
War
Drama
History
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Casts

Luís Miguel Cintra
as 2nd Lt. Cabrita / Viriato / King John II of Portugal

Miguel Guilherme
as Pvt. Salvador / Lusitanian Warrior / Alcácer Warrior

Diogo Dória
as Pvt. Manuel / Lusitanian Warrior / Diogo (King John's Cousin)

Luís Lucas
as Cpl. Brito / Lusitanian Warrior / Alcácer Nobleman

Carlos Gomes
as Pvt. Pedro / Alcácer Warrior

António Sequeira Lopes
as Soldier / Lusitanian Warrior / Alcácer Warrior

Lola Forner
as Princess Dona Isabel

Ruy de Carvalho
as Preacher at Funeral / Suicidal Warrior

Leonor Silveira
as Tethys

Paulo Matos
as Radio Operator / Vasco da Gama