Lines of Wellington

Oct 4, 2012

2h 31m

★ 5.7

Overview

Passionate romance, brutal treachery, and selfless nobility are set against the background of Napoleon’s 1810 invasion of Portugal.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

Alfama Films

Clap Filmes

France 3 Cinéma

Lines of Wellington Trailers

Cast

Sargento Francisco Xavier

Nuno Lopes

Martírio

Soraia Chaves

D. Filipa Sanches

Marisa Paredes

General Wellington

John Malkovich

Tenente Pedro de Alencar

Carloto Cotta

Clarissa

Victoria Guerra

Major Jonathan Foster

Marcello Urgeghe

Maureen

Jemima West

Zé Maria

Afonso Pimentel

Manuel Penabranca

Miguel Borges

Barão Marbot

Mathieu Amalric

Marechal Massena

Melvil Poupaud

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