The Portuguese Falcon

The Portuguese Falcon
PortugueseCapitão Falcão
Directed byJoão Leitão
Screenplay byJoão Leitão
Núria Leon Bernardo
StarringGonçalo Waddington
David Chan
José Pinto
Rui Mendes
Luís Vicente
Miguel Guilherme
Carla Maciel
Bruno Nogueira
Nuno Lopes
Ricardo Carriço
CinematographyMário Melo Costa
Edited byMário Melo Costa
Music byPedro Marques
Release date
  • April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23) (Portugal)
CountryPortugal
LanguagePortuguese

The Portuguese Falcon (Portuguese: Capitão Falcão, lit. 'Captain Falcon') is a 2015 Portuguese superhero comedy film directed by João Leitão.[1] It was released on April 23, 2015.[2]

Synopsis

Captain Falcon is a 1960s Portuguese superhero serving António de Oliveira Salazar in the Red Scare-related fight against the communist "red menace". The film is a political satire of both the anti-communist propaganda of the Estado Novo and the left-leaning politics of the Armed Forces Movement.[1][3]

Cast

Source:[4]

Production

The film was shot in Santarém and Lisbon.[5]

Reception

The film received great critical acclaim.[4][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Capitão Falcão (2014)". CINEPT - Cinema Português. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "'Capitão Falcão', sátira ao Estado Novo, estreia-se a 23 de abril". Notícias ao Minuto. March 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Capitão Falcão - Filmes - RTP". RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Capitão Falcão (2015)". IMDb. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Quintas, António (1 December 2013). "O filmSPOT nas filmagens de "Capitão Falcão"". filmSPOT.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  6. ↑ Oliveira, Catarina (30 April 2015). "Capitão Falcão, em análise". Magazine.HD (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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