April Captains

Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.

Drama History

Stefano Accorsi

(Maia)

Maria de Medeiros

(Antónia)

Joaquim de Almeida

(Gervásio)

Frédéric Pierrot

(Manuel)

Fele Martínez

(Lobão)

Manuel João Vieira

(Fonseca)

Marcantonio Del Carlo

(Silva)

Emmanuel Salinger

(Botelho)

Rita Durão

(Rosa)

Duarte Guimarães

(Daniel)

Manuel Lobão

(Fernandes)

Manuel Manquiña

(Gabriel)

Luís Miguel Cintra

(Brigadeiro Pais)

Joaquim Leitão

(Filipe)

Canto e Castro

(Salieri)

Rogério Samora

(Rui Gama)

Pedro Hestnes

(Emílio)

Marcello Urgeghe

(Radio speaker)

José Airosa

(Paulo Ruivo)

António Capelo

(Chamarro)

Ruy de Carvalho

(Spínola)

José Eduardo

(Virgílio)

Carlos Matos Gomes

(Coronel Matos)

Pedro Efe

(Old Sergeant)

Henrique Viana

(Brigadeiro Moura)

Luís Mascarenhas

(Coronel Lopes)

João Lagarto

(Jornalista Caxias)

Sano de Perpessac

(Florist)

Vasco Pimentel

(Crowd Journalist)

João Reis

(Voice of Salgueiro Maia (voice))

Joaquim Nicolau

(Man in Crowd - Caxias)

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

(Oscar (uncredited))

Carlos Vieira

(Apontador)

João Cabral

(RCP Journalist)

Miguel Melo

(Young PIDE Police Officer)

Marco Delgado

(Barrack Soldier)

Jerry Rudes

(American)

Luís Lima Barreto

(2nd Minister)

Guilherme Filipe

(Inspector Santos)

José Boavida

(Radio technician)

Pedro Carraca

(RCP Journalist)

Paula Guedes

(Irene)

Igor Sampaio

(1.º Polícia RCP)

António Victorino de Almeida

(Carmo Man)

Nelson Monforte

((Uncredited))