Portugal, Color, 45′, 1979
Directed by
Manoel de Oliveira
Writing credits
Manoel de Oliveira (screenplay and adaptation)
Camilo Castelo Branco (novel)
Produced by
Paulo Branco …. producer
Henrique Espírito Santo …. executive producer
Original Music by
João Paes
Cinematography by
Manuel Costa e Silva
Film Editing by
Solveig Nordlund
Production Design by
António Casimiro
Costume Design by
António Casimiro
Jasmim de Matos
Makeup Department
Luís de Matos …. makeup designer
Production Management
Henrique Espírito Santo …. production manager
Marcílio Krieger …. production manager
António Lagrifa …. production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jorge Martinho …. assistant director
Jaime Mourão-Ferreira …. assistant director
Carlos Santana …. assistant director
Sound Department
João Diogo …. sound
Carlos Alberto Lopes …. sound
Cast (in credits order)
António Sequeira Lopes … Simão Botelho
Cristina Hauser … Teresa de Albuquerque
Elsa Wallencamp … Mariana
António Costa … João da Cruz
Henrique Viana … Tadeu de Albuquerque
Ruy Furtado … Domingos Botelho
Ricardo Pais … Baltazar Coutinho
María Dulce … Dona Rita
Maria Barroso … Madre Superiora, tia de Teresa
Duarte de Almeida … Capitão do barco
Adelaide João … Freira
Lia Gama … Freira
Manuela de Freitas … Freira
Vanda França … Irmã de Baltasar
Manuela de Melo … Providência (God) (voice)
Henrique Espírito Santo … Bispo
Pedro Pinheiro … Delator – Informer (voice)
João César Monteiro … Degradado
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Agostinho Alves
José Capela
Teresa Colares Pereira
António Corte-Real
Ângela Costa
Maria da Conceição
Manoel de Oliveira … Voz off (voice)
Lídia Franco
Carlos Garcez
António Martins
Luís Filipe Monteiro (as Luís Filipe)
Carlos Quintas
María Salomé
Carmen Santos
Bebiana Victorino