In the White City

Mar 11, 1983

1h 49m

★ 6.9

Overview

Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Filmograph

Metro Filmes

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Cast

Paul

Bruno Ganz

Rosa

Teresa Madruga

Élisa

Julia Vonderlinn

José

José Carvalho

Waiter

Victor Costa

Thief #1

Francisco Baião

Thief #2

José Wallenstein

Woman at Bar

Lídia Franco

Rosa's Friend

Pedro Efe

Woman on Train

Cecília Guimarães

Girl on Train

Joana Vicente

Man at Train Station (uncredited)

Paulo Branco

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