Crime ·Drama · Portugal · 1987 · 1h 26m

Ballad of Dog Beach

Balada da Praia dos Cães

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Director
José Fonseca e Costa
Cast
Assumpta Serna as Mena Raul Solnado as Elias Santana Patrick Bauchau as Capt. Dantas Sergi Mateu as Fontenova Carmen Dolores as D. Otilia Pedro Efe as Cpl. Barroca
Crew
Acácio de Almeida — Director of Photography Pablo G. del Amo — Editor Pedro Bandeira-Freire — Writer José Cardoso Pires — Writer José Fonseca e Costa — Writer Antonio Larreta — Writer
Synopsis

In Portugal, in the 60s, the corpse of a man appears on Dog's Beach. The corpse is identified as the major Dantas, a man wanted by authorities after his escape from a military prison where he was awaiting trial for insurrection.

Key Collaborators
José Fonseca e Costa Director Acácio de Almeida Director of Photography Pablo G. del Amo Editor Pedro Bandeira-Freire Writer José Cardoso Pires Writer José Fonseca e Costa Writer Antonio Larreta Writer Yolanda Alimbau Costume Design Peris Costume Design
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