Dom Roberto 1962

Synopsis:

João Barbela is poor man who lives out of charity - what coins the people of Lisbon's popular districts give him as 'pay' for his puppeteering work. For the kids, he is like a king, Dom Roberto = puppet). When he meets Maria, an equally poor girl, he fancies to change her life, and get her a house, maybe marrying, and being happy together.Life does not exactly have a happy ending, like he managed with his puppets 5-minute plays...

Directed by: Ernesto de Sousa
Written by: Alexandre O'Neill & Leão Penedo
Runtime: 102 minutes
Cast:
Raul Solnado
Raul Solnado
João Barbelas / Dom Roberto 
Glicínia Quartin
Glicínia Quartin
Maria 
Luís Cerqueira
Luís Cerqueira
Gabriel 
Costa Ferreira
Costa Ferreira
Amâncio 
Rui Mendes
Rui Mendes
Serafim 
Fernanda Alves
Fernanda Alves
Ivone 
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