Frei Luís de Sousa

Frei Luís de Sousa

118 mins | Drama, Family, History | Sept. 21, 1950

The tragedy of a woman who - after seven years of vain searches - gave up hope of finding her husband, a knight lost in battle in Marroc with Sebastião, king of Portugal. She marries, has a daughter by her second husband, and endures the silent reproach of an aid, Telmo Pais, the only who kept his hope that his master shall return, as well as the king... One day, a mysterious pilgrim arrives at the mansion.

Frei Luís de Sousa

118 mins | Drama, Family, History | Sept. 21, 1950

Frei Luís de Sousa
The tragedy of a woman who - after seven years of vain searches - gave up hope of finding her husband, a knight lost in battle in Marroc with Sebastião, king of Portugal. She marries, has a daughter by her second husband, and endures the silent reproach of an aid, Telmo Pais, the only who kept his hope that his master shall return, as well as the king... One day, a mysterious pilgrim arrives at the mansion.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Lisboa Filme, Fundo do Cinema Nacional
Original title Frei Luís de Sousa
Directors Manuel Guimarães, António Lopes Ribeiro
Writers Almeida Garrett, António Lopes Ribeiro

Cast

Maria Sampaio

as D. Madalena de Vilhena

Raul de Carvalho

as D. Manuel de Sousa Coutinho

María Dulce

as D. Maria de Noronha

João Villaret

as Telmo Pais

Barreto Poeira

as Romeiro / D. João de Portugal

Tomás de Macedo

as Dom Jorge

José Amaro

as Miranda

Maria Olguim

as Doroteia

Jaime Santos

as Padre de Benfica

José Victor

as Irmão Leigo