Luís immigrated to the USA and intends to become an American. But after his father invites him on a journey to the Portuguese territories in Africa, he will find true love, and also learn to value his country and its colonial grandeur.
Watch the official The Spell of the Empire 1940 trailer in HD below or find more The Spell of the Empire videos on Vidimovie.
Alves da Cunha as Francisco Morais
Emilia D'Oliveira as Emília Morais
Luís de Campos as Luís Morais
Francisco Ribeiro as Chico do Austin
Alfredo Ruas as Sargento
António Vilar as Chefe de Posto
António Silva as Tio Alberto
Teodósio Cabral as Caçador
Estêvão Amarante as Vitorino
Isabel Tovar as Mariazinha
Madalena Sotto as Fay Gordon
Antonio Martínez as Administrador
Amélia Pereira as Mãe de Vitorino
Willy Goldberger Director of Photography
Manuel Luís Vieira Director of Photography
António Lopes Ribeiro Production Design
António Lopes Ribeiro Writer
António Lopes Ribeiro Editor
Arthur Duarte Assistant Director
Jaime Silva Filho Original Music Composer
Joaquim Mota Jr. Writer
Pedro De Freitas Branco Original Music Composer
Venceslau Pinto Original Music Composer
Luís Sousa Santos Sound
António Soares Set Decoration
Paulo de Brito Aranha Sound
Portugal 23 May 1940
More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from The Spell of the Empire:
1940 - CINEMA PORTUGUÊS - FILMAGENS DO FILME «FEITIÇO DO IMPÉRIO»
1940 - FILMES PERDIDOS DO CINEMA PORTUGUÊS - «FEITIÇO DO IMPÉRIO»
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1940:
31 October 1940
The Bumstead family is off to see relatives in the country when Blondie runs into Charlie and Millie, an eloping couple needing her help.
13 November 1940
Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.
03 August 1940
Tour of an auto parts and accessories factory climaxing with a stop-motion product parade.
05 September 1940
The drought-plagued ranchers of Sundown have to market their cattle at a loss in order to meet mortgage payments held by banker Cylus Cuttler.
10 January 1940
In 1830 Pierre Courier, a rich and elderly shipowner, awaits the return of his son Stefano, who has just returned from a long trip to Trinidad in the ship in which he is captain.
24 October 1940
This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.
01 December 1940
Atkins is the boss of one of the Pony Express relay stations. He has been causing trouble and is replaced with Cal Sheridan.
31 May 1940
Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling of rival Fred Allen to prove his boasts about roughing it on his (fictitious) Nevada ranch.
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