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Title: The Courtyard of the Ballads (1942)
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Cast
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Maria das Neves | ... | Ms. Rosa |
| Vasco Santana | ... | Narciso | |
| António Silva | ... | Evaristo | |
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Laura Alves | ... | Celeste |
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Barroso Lopes | ... | João Magrinho |
| Carlos Otero | ... | Alfredo | |
| Antonio Vilar | ... | Carlos Bonito | |
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Maria Paula | ... | Amália |
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Graça Maria | ... | Suzana |
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João Silva | ... | Heitor |
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Carlos Alves | ... | Engenhocas |
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Eliezer Kamenesky | ... | Boris Gunov |
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Regina Montenegro | ... | Ms. Margarida |
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Armando Machado | ... | Ernesto Marcos |
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Reginaldo Duarte | ... | Vicente Marcos |
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A portrait of the relations between neighbours in a Lisbon courtyard. A story made of small episodes of humour, friendship, rivalry, love and Written by Jose Luis Alves <jlalves@ip.pt>
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23 January 1942 (Portugal) See more »Also Known As:
The Courtyard of the Ballads See more »Filming Locations:
Tobis Portuguesa, Lumiar, Lisbon, PortugalCompany Credits
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This is one of the most hilarious films ever made in Portugal. It's full of those little jokes everybody remembers, even today! The actors transformed this, rather simple story, into a masterpiece! This movie is a definite "must see".