

The Lion from Estrela
1947-11-21 · 121 min · ★ 7.3
Anastácio lives in Lisbon and is fanatic for Sporting CP, one of the city's football teams. When the team travels to face Porto, he follows it with the family, staying in house of his friend, Mr. Barata, pretending to be rich.
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- Directors
- Arthur Duarte
- Production companies
- Tobis Portuguesa
- Countries
- Portugal
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 72,000
Top Cast
António SilvaAnastácio
MilúJujú
Maria EugéniaBranca
Erico BragaSr. Barata
Laura AlvesRosa
Curado RibeiroEduardo
Artur AgostinhoMiguel, o motorista
Maria OlguimCarlota
Cremilda de OliveiraSra. Barata
Tony D'AlgyComandante
Óscar AcúrcioFilipinho
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