The Holy Alliance
A Santa Aliança
Synopsis
In 1974, not long after the death of Portuguese dictator Salazar, who had ruled Portugal from the early '30s to the late '60s, a group of disgruntled Army officers held a coup. They were even more disgruntled when they realized how the coup was being manipulated by leftist officers to instigate genuine elections and establish a constitution for the first time in Portuguese history. Though their intent was to form a radical socialist state, circumstances prevented this, and a genuine parliamentary democracy emerged. This film explores the circumstances of a right-wing businessman during those times. The man is an old-fashioned authoritarian, whose attentiveness to the needs of his mistress, wife and son is crude where it exists at all.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Eduardo Geada
- Screenplay & Story
- Eduardo Geada, Edgar Gonsalves Preto, Manuel Machado da Luz
- Original Score
- Pedro Osório
- Original Title
- A Santa Aliança
- Spoken Languages
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Eduardo Geada
Eduardo Geada, Edgar Gonsalves Preto, Manuel Machado da Luz
Pedro Osório
Manuel Costa e Silva, Francisco Silva
Eduardo Geada
Department Leadership Roster
Eduardo Geada
Director
Eduardo Geada
Screenplay
Edgar Gonsalves Preto
Screenplay
Manuel Machado da Luz
Screenplay
Manuel Costa e Silva
Director of Photography
Francisco Silva
Director of Photography
Eduardo Geada
Editor
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What is The Holy Alliance about?
In 1974, not long after the death of Portuguese dictator Salazar, who had ruled Portugal from the early '30s to the late '60s, a group of disgruntled Army officers held a coup. They were even more disgruntled when they realized how the coup was being manipulated by leftist officers to instigate genuine elections and establish a constitution for the first time in Portuguese history. Though their intent was to form a radical socialist state, circumstances prevented this, and a genuine parliamentary democracy emerged. This film explores the circumstances of a right-wing businessman during those times. The man is an old-fashioned authoritarian, whose attentiveness to the needs of his mistress, wife and son is crude where it exists at all.
Who directed The Holy Alliance?
The Holy Alliance was directed by Eduardo Geada.
Who stars in The Holy Alliance?
The principal cast of The Holy Alliance includes Io Appolloni, Lia Gama, Henrique Viana, Helena Isabel, Adelaide João.
When was The Holy Alliance released and how long is it?
The Holy Alliance was released in 1980 with a total runtime of 2h 0m.
Who composed the musical score for The Holy Alliance?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Holy Alliance was composed by Pedro Osório.