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Dom Roberto (1962)

1962-05-30 · 1h 42m · PT
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João Barbela is poor man who lives out of charity - what coins the people of Lisbon's popular districts give him as 'pay' for his puppeteering work. For the kids, he is like a king, Dom Roberto = puppet). When he meets Maria, an equally poor girl, he fancies to change her life, and get her a house, maybe marrying, and being happy together.Life does not exactly have a happy ending, like he managed with his puppets 5-minute plays...

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Alexandre O'NeillWriterErnesto de SousaDirector

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Raul SolnadoRaul SolnadoJoão Barbelas / Dom RobertoGlicínia QuartinGlicínia QuartinMariaLuís CerqueiraLuís CerqueiraGabrielCosta FerreiraCosta FerreiraAmâncioRui MendesRui MendesSerafimFernanda AlvesFernanda AlvesIvoneOlga da FonsecaOlga da FonsecaMarianaCarlos FernandoCarlos FernandoCarlitosNicolau BreynerNicolau BreynerMan in blackAdelaide JoãoAdelaide JoãoVizinhaBenjamim FalcãoBenjamim Falcão

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference1086806Actor preference312471 · 387297 · 508865Country preferencePtDecade preference1960

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What is Dom Roberto about?

João Barbela is poor man who lives out of charity - what coins the people of Lisbon's popular districts give him as 'pay' for his puppeteering work. For the kids, he is like a king, Dom Roberto = puppet). When he meets Maria, an equally poor girl, he fancies to change her life, and get her a house, maybe marrying, and being happy together.Life does not exactly have a happy ending, like he managed with his puppets 5-minute plays...

How long is Dom Roberto?

Dom Roberto has a runtime of 102 minutes.