---
title: 'April Captains (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Maria de Medeiros'
released: '2000-04-21'
runtime_minutes: 123
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Portugal'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/april-captains-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120626/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# April Captains (2000)

2000 · 123 min · Drama, History · France, Portugal, Italy, Spain

Original title: Capitães de Abril

## Synopsis

April Captains is a 2000 film telling the story of the Carnation Revolution, the military coup that overthrew the corporatist dictatorship in Portugal on 25 April 1974. Although dramatised, the plot is closely based on the events of the revolution and many of the key characters are real - such as Captain Salgueiro Maia and Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [António Victorino de Almeida](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-victorino-de-almeida)
- **Director:** [Maria de Medeiros](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-de-medeiros)
- **Screenplay:** [Maria de Medeiros](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-de-medeiros), [Ève Deboise](https://cinepixo.com/people/eve-deboise)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michel Abramowicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-abramowicz)
- **Editor:** [Jacques Witta](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-witta)

## Cast

- [Pedro Effe](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-effe)
- [Emmanuel Salinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuel-salinger)
- [António Victorino de Almeida](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-victorino-de-almeida)
- [Rui Luís](https://cinepixo.com/people/rui-luis)
- [Guilherme Filipe](https://cinepixo.com/people/guilherme-filipe)
- [Luís Miguel Cintra](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-miguel-cintra)
- [João Lagarto](https://cinepixo.com/people/joao-lagarto)
- [Manuel João Vieira](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-joao-vieira)
- [Fele Martínez](https://cinepixo.com/people/fele-martinez)
- [Stefano Accorsi](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefano-accorsi) as Maia
- [Ruy de Carvalho](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruy-de-carvalho)
- [Manuel Manquiña](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-manquina)
- [Marco Delgado](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-delgado)
- [Joaquim de Almeida](https://cinepixo.com/people/joaquim-de-almeida) as Gervásio
- [Joaquim Leitão](https://cinepixo.com/people/joaquim-leitao)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/april-captains-2000
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1496627); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.