Portuguese films of the 1940s
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A list of films produced in the Cinema of Portugal
ordered by year of release in the 1940s. For an alphabetical list of Portuguese films see :Category:Portuguese films
Cinema of Portugal
Portuguese cinema has a long tradition, reaching back to the birth of the medium in the late 19th century. In the 1950s, Cinema Novo, sprang up as a movement concerned with showing realism in film, in the vein of Italian Neorealism and the French New Wave...
ordered by year of release in the 1940s. For an alphabetical list of Portuguese films see :Category:Portuguese films
1940s
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| 1940 1940 in film The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released.... |
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| João Ratão | Jorge Brum do Canto Jorge Brum do Canto Jorge Brum do Canto was a Portuguese film director.-Biography:Jorge Brum do Canto was born in Lisbon, on February 10, 1910, from a family with aristocratic Flemish and English roots. In Lisbon he attended high school and entered in the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law but did not conclude his... |
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| 1941 1941 in film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.-Top grossing films :-Academy Awards:... |
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| O Pai Tirano (The Tyrant Father) | António Lopes Ribeiro António Lopes Ribeiro António Filipe Lopes Ribeiro was a Portuguese film director.Son of Manuel Henrique Correia da Silva Ribeiro and wife Ester da Nazaré Lopes, he was the older brother of actor Ribeirinho.-Filmography:... |
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| 1942 1942 in film The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:... |
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| Ala-Arriba! Ala-Arriba! (film) Ala-Arriba! is a 1942 Portuguese romantic docufiction set in Póvoa de Varzim, a traditional Portuguese fishing town.Dealing with ethnographic matters, it may be considered as an ethnofiction. The film was directed by Leitão de Barros, and stars real fishermen as themselves in order to give a... |
José Leitão de Barros José Leitão de Barros José Leitão de Barros was a Portuguese film director and playwright.Among his most famous films are Maria do Mar , the second docufiction after ... |
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| Aniki-Bóbó Aniki-Bóbó Aniki-Bóbó is a 1942 Portuguese film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It is his first feature-length film. Mostly children, from Oliveira's hometown, Porto, play in its story. The script was adapted by Manoel de Oliveira from a short story by José Rodrigues de Freitas, Meninos Milionários... |
Manoel de Oliveira Manoel de Oliveira Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He began working on films in the late 1920s, but did not receive international recognition until the early 1970s. Since the late 1980s he has been one of the most prolific working film directors and... |
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| O Pátio das Cantigas O Pátio das Cantigas O Pátio das Cantigas is a Portuguese film from 1942, directed by Francisco Ribeiro, "Ribeirinho", that takes place in a typical Lisbon neighbourhood during the Popular Saints festivals, through a maze of misunderstandings and innuendos, with Vasco Santana, António Silva, Laura Alves and... (Songs' Yard) |
Francisco Ribeiro Ribeirinho Ribeirinho, stage name of Francisco Carlos Lopes Ribeiro was a Portuguese actor and director.... |
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| 1943 1943 in film The year 1943 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 3 - 1st missing persons telecast * February 20 - American film studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor films.... |
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| O Costa do Castelo O Costa do Castelo O Costa do Castelo is a Portuguese film comedy from 1943, directed by Arthur Duarte, and starring António Silva, Maria Matos, Curado Ribeiro, Milu, Hermínia Silva,the famous Fado singer, and Teresa Casal... |
Arthur Duarte Arthur Duarte Arthur Duarte was a Portuguese film director.-Selected filmography:*1938 - Os Fidalgos da Casa Mourisca*1943 - O Costa do Castelo*1944 - A Menina da Rádio*1947 - O Leão da Estrela*1954 - A Garça e a Serpente... |
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| 1944 1944 in film The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released.... |
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| A Menina da Rádio A Menina da Rádio A Menina da Rádio is a 1944 Portuguese musical film comedy directed by Arthur Duarte.-Cast:* Maria Matos ... D. Rosa Gonçalves* António Silva ... Cipriano Lopes* María Eugenia ... Geninha, a Menina da Rádio* Francisco Ribeiro ... Fortunato... |
Arthur Duarte Arthur Duarte Arthur Duarte was a Portuguese film director.-Selected filmography:*1938 - Os Fidalgos da Casa Mourisca*1943 - O Costa do Castelo*1944 - A Menina da Rádio*1947 - O Leão da Estrela*1954 - A Garça e a Serpente... |
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| 1945 1945 in film The year 1945 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring a ghost named Casper.* With Rossellini's Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins.... |
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| A Vizinha do Lado | António Lopes Ribeiro António Lopes Ribeiro António Filipe Lopes Ribeiro was a Portuguese film director.Son of Manuel Henrique Correia da Silva Ribeiro and wife Ester da Nazaré Lopes, he was the older brother of actor Ribeirinho.-Filmography:... |
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| Sonho de Amor | Carlos Porfírio | |||
| Três Dias Sem Deus Três Dias Sem Deus Três Dias Sem Deus is a 1945 Portuguese drama film directed by Bárbara Virgínia. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maria Clementina - Teresa, the castle's maid* Laura Fernandes - Beatriz, the school's maid... |
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| 1946 1946 in film The year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.*December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a... |
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| Camões Camões (film) Camões is a 1946 Portuguese drama film directed by José Leitão de Barros. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* António Vilar as Luís de Camões* José Amaro as D... |
José Leitão de Barros José Leitão de Barros José Leitão de Barros was a Portuguese film director and playwright.Among his most famous films are Maria do Mar , the second docufiction after ... |
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| 1947 1947 in film The year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.*November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25... |
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| O Leão da Estrela (Estrela's Lion) | Arthur Duarte Arthur Duarte Arthur Duarte was a Portuguese film director.-Selected filmography:*1938 - Os Fidalgos da Casa Mourisca*1943 - O Costa do Castelo*1944 - A Menina da Rádio*1947 - O Leão da Estrela*1954 - A Garça e a Serpente... |
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| 1948 1948 in film The year 1948 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Laurence Olivier's Hamlet becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :... |
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| Fado, História d'uma Cantadeira | Perdigão Queiroga Perdigão Queiroga José Manuel Nobre Perdigão Queiroga , son with his sister Maria José of Joaquim José Perdigão Queiroga and second wife Mariana Nobre, was a Portuguese film producer and film director.He married Aida de las Nieves Villar y Trimiño José Manuel Nobre Perdigão Queiroga (Évora, Sé e São Pedro, June 12,... |
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| Um Grito na Noite | Carlos Porfírio | |||
| 1949 1949 in film The year 1949 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello... |
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| Vendaval Maravilhoso | José Leitão de Barros José Leitão de Barros José Leitão de Barros was a Portuguese film director and playwright.Among his most famous films are Maria do Mar , the second docufiction after ... |
External links
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