No, or the Vain Glory of Command
Directed by Manoel de OliveiraEpisodes 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.
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No, or the Vain Glory of Command was released on September 26, 1990.
No, or the Vain Glory of Command was directed by Manoel de Oliveira.
No, or the Vain Glory of Command has a runtime of 1h 47m.
No, or the Vain Glory of Command was produced by Paulo Branco, Gerardo Herrero.
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.
The key characters in No, or the Vain Glory of Command are 2nd Lt. Cabrita / Viriato / King John II of Portugal (Luis Miguel Cintra), Pvt. Salvador / Lusitanian Warrior / Alcácer Warrior (Miguel Guilherme), Pvt. Manuel / Lusitanian Warrior / Diogo (King John's Cousin) (Diogo Dória).
No, or the Vain Glory of Command is a Drama, History, War film.
No, or the Vain Glory of Command has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.