Film

Belarmino

7.519641h 12mDocumentary Drama

Director: Fernando Lopes
Year: 1964

A portrait of Belarmino Fragoso, a veteran boxer in Lisbon nearing the end of his career. In a blend of reportage and re-enactment, the many vices of the once national featherweight champion are revealed against a background of the grim economics of boxing in 1960s Portugal.

Top cast

Belarmino Fragoso

O próprio (Boxer)

Maria Amélia Fragoso

A própria (Mulher de Belarmino)

Ana Paula Fragoso

A própria (Filha de Belarmino)

Júlia Buisel

A própria (Fadista)

Bernardo Moreira

O próprio (Contrabaixo)

Jean Pierre Gebler

O próprio (Saxofone)

Maria Teresa de Noronha

A própria (Fadista)

Directed by

Fernando Lopes

Written by

Fernando Lopes

Produced by

António da Cunha Telles