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Dead Man's Seat (1984)

Original title: O Lugar do Morto

1984-10-25 · 2h 11m · PT
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A newspaper reporter comes across a man and woman arguing on the beach, and after obligingly driving the woman around when she seeks him out, he takes her back to discover that the man has been murdered. The woman takes off, but the reporter, after many twists and turns, runs into her on a train. They start a relationship, but he had better pay closer attention to how he got to know her in the first place.

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António-Pedro VasconcelosDirector, WriterCarlos SabogaWriter

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Ana ZanattiAna ZanattiAna MónicaPedro OliveiraPedro OliveiraÁlvaro SerpaTeresa MadrugaTeresa MadrugaMartaCarlos CoelhoCarlos CoelhoInspector MoreiraIsabel MotaIsabel MotaDulceRuy FurtadoRuy FurtadoNevesLídia FrancoLídia FrancoLuísaRui MorissonRui MorissonJoaquim LeitãoJoaquim LeitãoVasco PimentelVasco PimentelManuela de FreitasManuela de FreitasMafaldaManuel GuanilhoManuel Guanilho

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Genre affinityDrama · MysteryNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference411472Actor preference405738 · 411463 · 411464

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What is Dead Man's Seat about?

A newspaper reporter comes across a man and woman arguing on the beach, and after obligingly driving the woman around when she seeks him out, he takes her back to discover that the man has been murdered. The woman takes off, but the reporter, after many twists and turns, runs into her on a train. They start a relationship, but he had better pay closer attention to how he got to know her in the first place.

How long is Dead Man's Seat?

Dead Man's Seat has a runtime of 131 minutes.