The Jester
1987 · Movie · 119 min · ★ 6.8
Over a sleepless night in 1978, Francisco and Rita meet up to remember João, a recently murdered childhood friend. João had belonged to a subversive leftist group during the dictatorship, and was a film producer who had been filming an adaptation of Alexandre Herculano’s drama The Jester.
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Details
- Original title
- O Bobo
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-10-31
- Language
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 119 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (12 votes)
Cast & crew
Fernando Heitor
as Francisco Bernardes / Dom Bibas
Paula Guedes
as Rita Portugal
Luís Lucas
as João Manuel Antunes
Raul Solnado
as inspector Aranha
Jasmim de Matos
as António André
- CF
Carlos Farinha
as João (10 years old)
Margarida Vila-Nova
as Girl of Movie Crew
Rogério Samora
as Jorge
Isabel Ruth
as Ilda / Dona Teresa
Maria de Medeiros
as Dulce (voice)
Directed by José Álvaro Morais