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:
06 September 1940
Terry Kelly is leaving for college, and Ma Kelly and Uncle Pat invite his friends and sweetheart Kitty to the house for a going-away party.
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.
31 July 1940
This movie's preamble explains the importance of salesmanship after the great depression The industrial revolution has created a life of modern convenience for America, and there are more products available than most people can fathom.
02 January 1940
Set during the Spanish civil war, the story of a commander of a fort Alcazar in Toledo, faithful to general Franco.
26 September 1940
A look at Bali, in the Dutch East Indies, 90 miles long, 45 miles wide, and home to a million people.
18 May 1940
A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.
04 February 1940
Sandy Powell plays a messenger who joins the Navy by accident and has a series of misadventures.
22 November 1940
Alibaba and his son live with his rich brother Cassim. Marjina and Zabba are two slave girls who work in Cassim's house.
09 May 1940
Stone is buying cattle cheap in Mexico, bringing them across the border without paying duty, changing the brands, and then selling them at a big profit.
08 November 1940
Benchley, in his own unique way, starts to drive his wife crazy. First he waits until just as she is serving dinner before he goes to wash his hands and shave.
Have you watched The Spell of the Empire yet? What did you think about it?
