Lines of Wellington (2012)
Directed by Valeria Sarmiento
Drama / History / War
aka: Linhas de Wellington
Lines of Wellington (2012)
Film Synopsis
In September 1810, Napoléon's armies, under the command of Maréchal Masséna, invade Portugal. The Portguese and British troops, led by General Washington, continue the battle whilst retreating. Wellington's plan is to lure his enemy to Torres Vedras, where the fortifications are impassible. This strategy, combined with a scorched earth operation, results in a mass exodus of the civilian population. Some continue to hold out against the invader, others profit from the confusion to satisfy their baser instincts...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Valeria Sarmiento
- Script: Carlos Saboga
- Cinematographer: André Szankowski
- Music: Jorge Arriagada
- Cast: Nuno Lopes (Sargento Francisco Xavier), Soraia Chaves (Martírio), Marisa Paredes (D. Filipa Sanches), John Malkovich (General Wellington), Carloto Cotta (Tenente Pedro de Alencar), Victória Guerra (Clarissa), Marcello Urgeghe (Major Jonathan Foster), Jemima West (Maureen), José Afonso Pimentel (Zé Maria), Miguel Borges (Manuel Penabranca), Mathieu Amalric (Barão Marbot), Melvil Poupaud (Marechal Massena), Filipe Vargas (Vicente de Almeida), Adriano Luz (Bordalo), João Arrais (Idiot), Elsa Zylberstein (Irmã Cordélia), Vincent Perez (Lévêque), Albano Jerónimo (Abade), Joana de Verona (Brites), Gonçalo Waddington (Zanaga)
- Country: France / Portugal
- Language: Portuguese / English / French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 151 min
- Aka: Linhas de Wellington
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