Inês de Portugal

Inês de Portugal

90 mins | Drama, Romance, History | July 4, 1997

The consuming passion between Pedro I of Portugal and Ines de Castro is brutally interrupted when Ines is executed, as a consequence of political intrigue and in the name of the kingdom's interests. Pedro, cruelly hurt, pursues the single-minded purpose of avenging his lost love. He captures and kills the executioners, and compels the nobility to acknowledge Ines as his lawful wife and Queen of Portugal.

Inês de Portugal

90 mins | Drama, Romance, History | July 4, 1997

Inês de Portugal
The consuming passion between Pedro I of Portugal and Ines de Castro is brutally interrupted when Ines is executed, as a consequence of political intrigue and in the name of the kingdom's interests. Pedro, cruelly hurt, pursues the single-minded purpose of avenging his lost love. He captures and kills the executioners, and compels the nobility to acknowledge Ines as his lawful wife and Queen of Portugal.
Producers Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual, RTP, Imagemreal
Original title Inês de Portugal
Directors José Carlos de Oliveira
Writers João Aguiar, José Carlos de Oliveira

Cast

Cristina Homem de Mello

as D. Inês de Castro

Heitor Lourenço

as D. Pedro I

Ruy de Carvalho

as D. Afonso IV

Carlos Cabral

as Álvaro Pais

Afonso Melo

as Afonso Madeira

Jorge Parente

as Pêro Coelho

Peter Michael

as Álvaro Gonçalves

Carlos Aurélio

as Álvaro Castro

Alberto Villar

as Diogo Lopes Pacheco

Isabel Neves

as Catarina Tosse

António Semedo

as Lourenço Gonçalves

Manuela Carona

as D. Beatriz

Rui Filipe Torres

as Fernando de Castro

Leonor Lains

as Mother Superior

Eva Cabral

as Sister

João Didelet

as Bartender

Tobias Monteiro

as Fernando