Episodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973. He easily draws his comrades into philosophical musings, and the little contingent suffers badly at the hands of the local military opposition.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Ens. Cabrita | Luís Miguel Cintra |
| Viriato | Luís Miguel Cintra |
| Dom João de Portugal | Luís Miguel Cintra |
| Soldier Manuel | Diogo Dória |
| Lusitanian Warriror | Diogo Dória |
| Dom João's Cousin | Diogo Dória |
| Soldier Salvador | Miguel Guilherme |
| Lusitanian Warrior | Miguel Guilherme |
| Alcácer Warrior | Miguel Guilherme |
| Cpl. Brito | Luís Lucas |
| Lusitanian Warrior | Luís Lucas |
| Alcácer Nobleman | Luís Lucas |
| Soldier Pedro | Carlos Gomes |
| Alcácer Warrior | Carlos Gomes |
| Soldier | António S. Lopes |
| Lusitanian Warrior | António S. Lopes |
| Alcácer Warrior | António S. Lopes |
| Dom Sebastião | Mateus Lorena |
| Princess Dona Isabel | Lola Forner |
| Dom Afonso | Raúl Fraire |
| Preacher at Funeral | Ruy de Carvalho |
| Suicidal Warrior | Ruy de Carvalho |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Writer | P. João Marques |
| Producer | Paulo Branco |
| Composer | Alejandro Massó |
| Editor | Sabine Franel |
| Production designer | Zé Branco |
| Production designer | Luís Monteiro |
