The Fifth Empire

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.

• Manoel de OliveiraDirector
• José RégioWriter
• Manoel de OliveiraScreenplay

• Ricardo TrêpaEl Rei Sebastião
• Luís Miguel CintraSimão, Sapateiro Santo
• Glória de MatosRainha D. Catarina
• Miguel GuilhermeTruão
• David AlmeidaTruão
• Ruy de CarvalhoConselheiro
• José Manuel MendesConselheiro
• Luís Lima BarretoConselheiro
• Rogério SamoraD. Sancho I
• José WallensteinD. João I
• Rui MorissonD. Afonso IV
• João Pedro VazD. Afonso V