Ala-Arriba!

7.5 / 10

(8 votes)

It focuses on maritime tragedy of the town and a forbidden love between Julha and João Moço, from different fisher castes, in a community where mixed-caste marriages were not allowed and dating without parent's assent was seen as a disgrace to the family, not only in respect to women, but also men.

Country:

Portugal

Genre:

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

88 minutes

Year:

1942

Director:

José Leitão de Barros

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Company:

Tobis Portuguesa,

Comissariado do Desemprego,

Secretariado da Propaganda Nacional (SPN)

Cast:
Elsa Bea-Flor

Julha

Domingos Gonçalves

João Moço

Nicolau

Ti Nicolau

Ilídio Rocha Silvestre

Ti Saramago, João Moço's Father

Maria Olguim

Tia Engrácia, João Moço's Mother

Crew:
José Leitão de Barros

Director

Augusto de Santa-Ritta

Poem

Alfredo Cortez

Writer

René Bohet

Conductor

Raul Faria da Fonseca

Set Decoration