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No, or the Vain Glory of Command(Movie, 1990)

Original title: "'Non', ou a Vã Glória de Mandar" (Portuguese/PT)
1h 50min | Genres: War, Drama, History
No, or the Vain Glory of CommandRating: 3.0/5 (with 88 votes)
No, or the Vain Glory of Command (Portuguese: Non, ou a Vã Glória de Mandar) is a 1990 Portuguese film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. The film, starring Luís Miguel Cintra and Miguel Guilherme, depicts a series of defeats from the entire military history of Portugal – the assassination of Viriathus, the Battle of Toro, the failed attempt of Iberian Union under Afonso of Portugal and Isabella of Spain and the Battle of Alcácer Quibir – and the Lusiads episode of the Island of love, which are told through flashbacks as a professorish Portuguese lieutenant recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African overseas territory in 1974, during the Portuguese Colonial War (1961–74). He easily draws his comrades into philosophical musings, while the little contingent suffers surprise attacks by groups of independentist guerrillas. It was screened out of competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. ()
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Episodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Spain, France, Portugal
Original language: Portuguese (PT)
Spoken languages: Portuguese (PT)
Translated into 7 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/12/1990
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Non, ou a Vã Glória de Mandar"
"Non, ou la vaine gloire de commander"

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