Top Billed Cast

1. 

   Stefano Accorsi

   Maia

2. 

   Maria de Medeiros

   Antónia

3. 

   Joaquim de Almeida

   Gervásio

4. 

   Frédéric Pierrot

   Manuel

5. 

   Fele Martínez

   Lobão

6. 

   Manuel João Vieira

   Fonseca

7. 

   Marcantonio Del Carlo

   Silva

8. 

   Emmanuel Salinger

   Botelho

9. 

   Rita Durão

   Rosa

10. 

    Duarte Guimarães

    Daniel

11. 

    Manuel Lobão

    Fernandes

12. 

    Manuel Manquiña

    Gabriel

13. 

    Luís Miguel Cintra

    Brigadeiro Pais

14. 

    Joaquim Leitão

    Filipe

15. 

    Canto e Castro

    Salieri

16. 

    Rogério Samora

    Rui Gama

17. 

    Pedro Hestnes

    Emílio

18. 

    Marcello Urgeghe

    Radio speaker

19. 

    José Airosa

    Paulo Ruivo

20. 

    António Capelo

    Chamarro

21. 

    Ruy de Carvalho

    Spínola

22. 

    José Eduardo

    Virgílio

23. 

    Carlos Matos Gomes

    Coronel Matos

24. 

    Pedro Efe

    Old Sergeant

25. 

    Henrique Viana

    Brigadeiro Moura

26. 

    Luís Mascarenhas

    Coronel Lopes

27. 

    João Lagarto

    Jornalista Caxias

28. 

    Sano de Perpessac

    Florist

29. 

    Vasco Pimentel

    Crowd Journalist

30. 

    João Reis

    Voice of Salgueiro Maia (voice)

31. 

    Joaquim Nicolau

    Man in Crowd - Caxias

32. 

    Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

    Oscar (uncredited)

33. 

    Carlos Vieira

    Apontador

34. 

    João Cabral

    RCP Journalist

35. 

    Miguel Melo

    Young PIDE Police Officer

36. 

    Marco Delgado

    Barrack Soldier

37. 

    Jerry Rudes

    American

38. 

    Luís Lima Barreto

    2nd Minister

39. 

    Guilherme Filipe

    Inspector Santos

40. 

    José Boavida

    Radio technician

41. 

    Pedro Carraca

    RCP Journalist

42. 

    Paula Guedes

    Irene

43. 

    Igor Sampaio

    1.º Polícia RCP

44. 

    António Victorino de Almeida

    Carmo Man

45. 

    Nelson Monforte

    (Uncredited)