No, or the Vain Glory of Command

"Non" ou a Vã Glória de Mandar, feature film, 1990.

DIRECTED BY: Manoel de Oliveira

No, or the Vain Glory of Command

CAST:
Luís Miguel Cintra (Cabrita,
Viriato,
Don João de Portugal),
Diogo Dória (Manuel),
Miguel Guilherme (Salvador),
Luís Lucas (Brito)

SCRIPT:
P. João Marques,
Manoel de Oliveira

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Elso Roque

Synopsis:
An educated Portuguese soldier tells the whole of Portuguese military history during his troop’s march through Africa in 1973 during the Portuguese colonial war. In a series of flashbacks, we learn about important people and events from Portuguese history and the reasons and events that brought him where he is today.

color, digital, 110 min