Film

Madragoa

1952 · 1h 48m · Romance · Drama

IMDb

6.5

In Madragoa, Zé Luís, a man of the people devoted to his work, is in love with Clara, the daughter of Santana das Carnes, his godfather and protector, who intends to marry her to D. Eusébio with the intention of financing his business. When Santana discovers the romance, he fires Zé Luís and forces him to break it off, convincing him that he owes his marriage to Margarida, a young woman of the same upbringing. Zé Luís finds employment at the docks, Margarida dies of illness, Santana goes bankrupt... Zé Luís supports him with initiative and money from his father, who has meanwhile returned from Africa, and ends up marrying Clara.

Deolinda Rodrigues

Margarida

Helga Liné

Clara

Barroso Lopes

Trinca-Espinhas

Costinha

D. Eusébio

Manuel Santos Carvalho

Santana das Carnes

Maria Olguim

Genoveva

Eugénio Salvador

Faustino

Estêvão Amarante

mestre António

Carlos José Teixeira

Zé Luís

Silva Araújo

André

Ercília Costa

Isabel

Assis Pacheco

tio Julião

• Perdigão QueirogaDirector
• Gualdim PaisScreenplay

Release date

January 2, 1952

Status

Released

Original language

Portuguese

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

Romance, Drama