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The Portuguese Falcon (Portuguese: Capitão Falcão, lit. 'Captain Falcon') is a 2015 Portuguese superhero comedy film directed by João Leitão.[1] It was released on April 23, 2015.[2]
The Portuguese Falcon | |
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Portuguese | Capitão Falcão |
Directed by | João Leitão |
Screenplay by | João Leitão Núria Leon Bernardo |
Starring | Gonçalo Waddington David Chan José Pinto Rui Mendes Luís Vicente Miguel Guilherme Carla Maciel Bruno Nogueira Nuno Lopes Ricardo Carriço |
Cinematography | Mário Melo Costa |
Edited by | Mário Melo Costa |
Music by | Pedro Marques |
Release date |
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Country | Portugal |
Language | Portuguese |
Synopsis
editCaptain Falcão tells the story of a Portuguese superhero serving António de Oliveira Salazar in the fight against the communist "red menace" during the 1960s, mercilessly satirizing both the anti-communist propaganda of the Estado Novo and the left-leaning politics of the Armed Forces Movement.[1][3]
- Gonçalo Waddington as Capitão Falcão
- David Chan as Puto Perdiz
- José Pinto as António de Oliveira Salazar
- Rui Mendes
- Luís Vicente as Vladimir Lenin
- Miguel Guilherme as General Gaivota
- Carla Maciel
- Bruno Nogueira
- Nuno Lopes
- Ricardo Carriço
Production
editReception
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Capitão Falcão (2014)". CINEPT - Cinema Português. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "'Capitão Falcão', sátira ao Estado Novo, estreia-se a 23 de abril". Notícias ao Minuto. March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Capitão Falcão - Filmes - RTP". RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Capitão Falcão (2015)". IMDb. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Quintas, António (1 December 2013). "O filmSPOT nas filmagens de "Capitão Falcão"". filmSPOT.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Oliveira, Catarina (30 April 2015). "Capitão Falcão, em análise". Magazine.HD (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
External links
edit- The Portuguese Falcon at IMDb
- Capitão Falcão (2014) at CinePT