The Fifth Empire (2004)
Manoel de Oliveira directs José Régio's historical epic of religious and political power struggles. King Sebastião plans to make Portugal the world's Fifth Empire.
- Released
- 2004-09-09
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Manoel de Oliveira, Manoel de Oliveira
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- Ricardo Trêpa as El Rei Sebastião
- Luís Miguel Cintra as Simão, Sapateiro Santo
- Glória de Matos as Rainha D. Catarina
- Miguel Guilherme as Truão
- David Almeida as Truão
- Ruy de Carvalho as Conselheiro
- José Manuel Mendes as Conselheiro
- Luís Lima Barreto as Conselheiro
- Rogério Samora as D. Sancho I
- José Wallenstein as D. João I
- Rui Morisson as D. Afonso IV
- João Pedro Vaz as D. Afonso V