April Captains (2000)

Capitães de Abril (original title)

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Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.

Director:

Maria de Medeiros

Writers:

Maria de Medeiros, Ève Deboise

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Awards:

5 wins & 3 nominations.
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Still of Stefano Accorsi and Fele Martínez in April Captains (2000)

Still of Maria de Medeiros in April Captains (2000)

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	Stefano Accorsi	...	Maia
	Maria de Medeiros	...	Antónia
	Joaquim de Almeida	...	Gervásio
	Frédéric Pierrot	...	Manuel
	Fele Martínez	...	Lobão
	Manuel João Vieira	...	Fonseca
	Marcantonio Del Carlo	...	Silva
	Emmanuel Salinger	...	Botelho
	Rita Durão	...	Rosa
	Manuel Manquiña	...	Gabriel
	Duarte Guimarães	...	Daniel
	Manuel Lobão	...	Fernandes
	Luís Miguel Cintra	...	Brigadier Pais
	Joaquim Leitão	...	Filipe
	Canto e Castro	...	Salieri
	Rogério Samora	...	Rui Gama
	Pedro Hestnes	...	Emílio
	Marcello Urgeghe	...	Radio speaker
	José Airosa	...	Paulo Ruivo
	José Boavida	...	Radio technician
	António Capelo	...	Chamarro
	Ruy de Carvalho	...	Spínola
	Ricardo Pais	...	Marcelo Caetano
	José Eduardo	...	Virgílio
	Peter Michael	...	Pedro
	Raquel Mariano	...	Amélia
	Horácio Santos	...	Cesário
	Paula Guedes	...	Irene
	José Manuel Mendes	...	Carlos
	Carlos César	...	Radio Doorman
	Rosa Guerra	...	Natália
	Guilherme Filipe	...	Inspector Santos
	Carlos Matos Gomes	...	Coronel Matos
	Pedro Efe	...	Old Sargeant
	Mário Redondo	...	Aspirante Ary
	Henrique Viana	...	Brigadier Moura
	Luís Mascarenhas	...	Coronel Lopes
	Luís Lima Barreto	...	2nd Minister
	João Lagarto	...	Journalist Caxias
	Marco Delgado	...	Barrack Soldier
	Jerome Rudes	...	American (as Jerry Rudes)
	Rui Louro	...	2nd Sargeant - Santarém
	Rui Luís	...	Car Police Officer
	Miguel Melo	...	Young PIDE Police Officer
	Sérgio Grilo	...	Armored Vehicle Driver
	Vítor Andrade	...	Soldier - Pais Attack
	Sano De Perpessac	...	Florist
	João Cabral	...	RCP Journalist
	Pedro Carraca	...	RCP Journalist
	Vítor Rocha	...	Apontador
	Carlos Vieira	...	Apontador
	Igor Sampaio	...	1st Police Officer RCP
	António Vitorino D'Almeida	...	Carmo Man
	Bina Daigeler	...	RCP Journalist (as Sabina Daigeler)
	Brigitte Proucelle	...	RCP Journalist
	Vasco Pimentel	...	Crowd Journalist
	José Jorge Letria	...	Journalist Manuel
	Joaquim Nicolau	...	Man in Crowd - Caxias
	Miguel Moreira	...	Voice of Botelho (voice)
	Sérgio Godinho	...	Voice of Gabriel (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	João Reis	...	Voice of Salgueiro Maia (voice)
	Mário Bomba	...	(uncredited)
	Leonor Cabral	...	(uncredited)
	Joaquim Custódia	...	(uncredited)
	Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho	...	Oscar (uncredited)
	Maria Hernâni	...	(uncredited)
	João Jonas	...	Cameraman / Reporter (uncredited)
	Nelson Monforte	...	(uncredited)
	Guilherme Nascimento	...	(uncredited)
	Luís Romão	...	(uncredited)

Directed by

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Maria de Medeiros

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(a film by)

Written by

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Maria de Medeiros	...	() &
Ève Deboise	...	() (as Eve Deboise)

Produced by

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Jacques Bidou	...	producer
Javier Castro	...	associate producer
Ricardo Evole	...	associate producer
Rui Louro	...	distribution executive producer / post production executive producer
Alain Peyrollaz	...	executive producer
Enzo Porcelli	...	associate producer

Music by

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António Vitorino D'Almeida

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(original score) (as António Victorino D'Almeida)

Cinematography by

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Michel Abramowicz

Editing by

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Jacques Witta

Editorial Department

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Yves Betat	...	color timer
Isabelle Julien	...	color timer
Marion Linares	...	trainee editor
Yvan Lucas	...	color timer
João Nunes	...	first assistant editor (as Joao Nunes)
Sylvie Petat	...	assistant editor
Lucile Sautarel	...	conforming editor
Sophie Versi	...	assistant editor

Production Design by

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Guy-Claude François

Art Direction by

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Agustí Camps

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(as Agusti Camps Salat)

Set Decoration by

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Margarida Amaro

Costume Design by

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Bina Daigeler

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(wardrobe) (as Sabina Daigeler)

Makeup Department

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Bina Almeida	...	additional hair stylist
Claudia Bandeira	...	assistant makeup artist
Tatiana Cruz	...	additional makeup artist
Sano De Perpessac	...	chief hair stylist / chief makeup artist
Cristina Didelet	...	additional makeup artist
Stéphanie Lemaire	...	assistant makeup artist
Diane Mahmoudi	...	assistant hair stylist
Luísa Mendes	...	additional hair stylist
Anthony Mouix	...	assistant hair stylist
Deolinda Tomé	...	additional hair stylist
Fátima Vieira	...	assistant hair stylist

Production Management

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Renato Correia	...	production supervisor
Marianne Dumoulin	...	production manager
Adélaide Empis	...	production supervisor (as Adelaide Empis)
Gerardo Fernandes	...	production manager
Rui Louro	...	production manager
Jo Monteiro	...	production assistant: Portugal (as Maria José Monteiro)
Alain Peyrollaz	...	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Francisco Antunez	...	trainee assistant director (as Francisco Antunes)
Bruno Cabral	...	trainee assistant director (as Bruno Morais Cabral)
Raul Correia	...	second assistant director (as Raúl Correia)
Nuno Dray	...	additional assistant director
Maria João Matos Silva	...	third assistant director
João Pedro Ruivo	...	assistant director

Art Department

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Ana Alves	...	assistant props
Rui Alves	...	props
Mário Caetano	...	additional decorator / additional props
José Carrilho	...	additional decorator / additional props
Pedro Garcia	...	art assistant
Madalena Guerreiro	...	additional painter
Patricia Jouvencel	...	chief painter
Virgínia Lourenço	...	additional painter
Susana Machado	...	modeler / painter
Augusto Mayer	...	first assistant art director
Tiago Mayer	...	art assistant
Pedro Melo	...	additional decorator / additional props
Jean-Marie Milon	...	carpenter
Fernanda Morais	...	props
David Paredes	...	carpenter
Arnaldo Pereira	...	additional painter
Artur Pinheiro	...	assistant props
Paulo Routier	...	location production designer
António Sampaio	...	carpenter
Carlos Sampaio	...	carpenter
Vítor Manuel Teixeira	...	additional painter
Manuel Ventura	...	chief constructor

Sound Department

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Jean-Philippe Angelini	...	sound assistant
Serge Arthus	...	dolby consultant
Stéphane de Rocquigny	...	sound assistant
Manuel De Sousa	...	assistant sound recordist (as Manuel de Sousa)
Alberto Doni	...	sound mixer
Eliane Dorin	...	assistant foley editor
Eric Ferret	...	dubbing supervisor
Isabelle Filippi	...	sound assistant
Michel Filippi	...	adr supervisor
Alek Goosse	...	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Lionel Lebras	...	dubbing boom operator
Eric Legarçon	...	assistant sound editor
Natália Lopes	...	sound trainee
Mourad Louanchi	...	supervising sound editor
Laurent Lévy	...	foley
Olivier Marlangeon	...	foley assistant
Pedro Melo	...	boom operator
Hervé Roux	...	consultant: dts
Bruno Tarrière	...	re-recording mixer
Yves Tauveron	...	dubbing assistant
Jérôme Thiault	...	sound

Special Effects by

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Reyes Abades

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special effects

Stunts

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Jean-Louis Airola	...	technical consultant: stunts
Atílio Silva	...	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Carlos Assis	...	additional photography
Domingos Batista	...	groupman
Carlos Cabeceran	...	camera operator (as Carles Cabeceran)
João Caires	...	additional groupman
Pedro Cardeira	...	second assistant camera
Tony Costa	...	first assistant camera (as Toni Costa)
Rafael de Sousa	...	chief electrician
Aires Dias	...	additional groupman
Paulo Duarte	...	electrician
Miguel Efe	...	grip
Carlos Figueiroa	...	grip
António Furtado	...	additional electrician
José Gomes	...	key grip
Susana Gomes	...	camera trainee
João Guerra	...	additional photography
Helder Loureiro	...	electrician
Jorge Mergulhão	...	additional groupman / electrician
Stefano Montesi	...	still photographer
Victor Nobre	...	first assistant camera (as Vítor Nobre)
Fernando Oliveira	...	additional electrician
Alfredo 'Alebé' Ramalho	...	additional electrician (as Alfredo Ramalho)
Marco Sales	...	electrician
Luis Santos	...	grip
Carlos Sequeira	...	lighting technician
Carlos M. Silva	...	additional electrician
José M. Silva	...	additional electrician
André Szankowski	...	camera trainee
Rui Torres	...	additional electrician
Anabela Trindade	...	still photographer
João Tuna	...	still photographer

Casting Department

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Maria João Matos Silva	...	actors casting
Nuno Milagre	...	extras casting
João Pedro Ruivo	...	actors casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Teresa Campos	...	wardrobe assistant
Silvia Meireles	...	wardrobe assistant
Isabel Quadros	...	assistant wardrober
Eva Salas	...	wardrobe assistant (as Eva Salas-Infante)
Catarina Santos	...	seamstress
René Zamudio	...	wardrobe assistant (as Rene Zamudio)

Location Management

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Raul Correia

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locations scout

Music Department

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Jean-Philippe Audin	...	musician: cello
Maria de Deus	...	assistant music producer
Afonso Malão	...	musician: piano solo
Vítor Peixoto	...	musician: fado
Ricardo Rocha	...	musician: portuguese guitar
Valdemar Vigário	...	musician: fado
António Vitorino D'Almeida	...	conductor (as António Victorino D'Almeida) / orchestrator (as António Victorino D'Almeida)

Script and Continuity Department

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Ana Silva

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continuity

Transportation Department

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Jean-Pierre Aschard	...	driver: EBR (as Sarg. Mor Jean-Pierre Aschard)
Delgado	...	bus driver
Jean Edouard	...	driver: EBR
Rafael Hernandez	...	driver
Luís Oliveira	...	motorhome driver
José António Pantana	...	bus driver
Carlos Silva	...	motorhome driver

Additional Crew

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Patricia Almeida	...	production assistant (as Patrícia Almeida)
Jorge Anselmo	...	production assistant
Sérgio Baptista	...	production assistant
Inessa Campos	...	additional crew
Carlos Canelas	...	production administrator: Portugal
Clarice Cartier	...	production assistant: Italy
Bruno Costa	...	production assistant
Albert Coumans	...	caterer (as Alberto Coumans)
Michelle Cretel	...	financial director
Vitalina de Sousa	...	additional crew
Victor Domingos	...	military advisor (as Brigadeiro Vitor Domingos) / military coordinator (as Brigadeiro Vitor Domingos)
Rui Ferreira	...	production assistant
Claire Gadéa	...	production assistant: France
Beatriz Jarmela	...	production coordinator: Portugal
António Jerónimo	...	production assistant
Sophie Lartigue	...	additional crew
John Lvoff	...	technical advisor
Fernanda Marreiros	...	assistant production administrator: Portugal
Jo Monteiro	...	production assistant: Portugal (as Maria José Monteiro)
Nuno Oliveira'Konadu'	...	production staff
Tina Olivares	...	production assistant: Spain
Luís Oliveira	...	production assistant
Vasco Pimentel	...	adaptation: Portuguese
Rui Pina	...	production assistant
Zélia Queiroz	...	additional crew
Lucile Sautarel	...	additional crew
Jô Silva	...	caterer
Fátima Veiga	...	caterer
Filipe Verde	...	production assistant

Production Companies

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JBA Production
Mutante Filmes
Producciones Cinematográficas Filmart S.L.
Alia Film
Arte France Cinéma
France 2 Cinéma
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)
Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia (ICAM) (with the participation of)
Eurimages (with the participation of)
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) (with the participation of)
Programa Ibermedia (with the participation of)
Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC) (with the participation of)
Canal+ (with the participation of)
Canal+ España (with the participation of)
Tele+ (with the participation of)
Televisión Española (TVE) (with the participation of)
RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana (with the participation of)

Distributors

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Cinemien (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Sharada Distribuzione (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
Homescreen (2001) (Netherlands) (video)
New Star (Greece) (DVD)
Rézo Films (France)
Synkronized (SKD) [us] (2004) (United States) (video)
Wanda Visión S.A. (Spain)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Antro Casting (extras casting)
Augustus Color (post-production facilities)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	dictatorship young cold-war europe estado-novo See All (46) »
Taglines	Há momentos em que a única solução é desobedecer. See more »
Genres	Drama History War
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:13 France:Tous publics Netherlands:12 Portugal:M/12 Spain:A

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Capitaines d'avril (France) Capitanes de abril (Spain) Capitani d'aprile (Italy) April Captains (United States) Captains of April (World-wide, English title) See more »
Runtime	123 min
Country	France Portugal Spain Italy
Language	Portuguese
Color	Color
Sound Mix	DTS Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Ronciglione, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy See more »

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Budget

FRF30,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	When the armed forces came from Santarém to Lisbon on 25 April 1974, they really did stop at red lights as in the film. See more »
Goofs	The officer of the day at Escola Prática de Cavalaria, Liutenent Lobão, doesn't wear the red band at his left arm that all all officers of the day must wear to identify them as such. See more »
Movie Connections	Referenced in Entre deux inconnus (2015). See more »
Soundtracks	Grândola, vila morena See more »

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