--- title: 'No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990)' type: 'film' director: 'Manoel de Oliveira' released: '1990-09-26' runtime_minutes: 110 genres: - 'Drama' - 'War' - 'History' countries: - 'France' - 'Portugal' - 'Spain' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/no-or-the-vain-glory-of-command-1990' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100269/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990) 1990 · 110 min · Drama, War, History · France, Portugal, Spain Original title: Non, ou a Vã Glória de Mandar ## Synopsis No, or the Vain Glory of Command is a 1990 Portuguese film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. Starring Luís Miguel Cintra and Miguel Guilherme, the film portrays a series of defeats in Portuguese military history—such as the assassination of Viriathus, the Battle of Toro, the failed attempt at Iberian Union under Afonso of Portugal and Isabella of Spain, and the Battle of Alcácer Quibir. Additionally, it includes the episode of the Island of Love from The Lusiads. These events are recounted through flashbacks as a Portuguese lieutenant, stationed in an African territory during the Portuguese Colonial War (1961–74), narrates them while marching in 1974. He effortlessly draws his comrades into philosophical discussions, even as their small contingent endures surprise attacks from independence guerrillas. ## Credits - **Director:** [Manoel de Oliveira](https://cinepixo.com/people/manoel-de-oliveira) - **Screenplay:** [Manoel de Oliveira](https://cinepixo.com/people/manoel-de-oliveira) - **Editor:** [Manoel de Oliveira](https://cinepixo.com/people/manoel-de-oliveira) - **Original Music Composer:** [Alejandro Massó](https://cinepixo.com/people/alejandro-masso) - **Producer:** [Paulo Branco](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulo-branco) - **Director of Photography:** [Elso Roque](https://cinepixo.com/people/elso-roque) ## Cast - [Ricardo Trêpa](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricardo-trepa) - [Luís Lucas](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-lucas) - [Luís Miguel Cintra](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-miguel-cintra) as Viriathus - [Leonor Silveira](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonor-silveira) as Tethys - [Miguel Guilherme](https://cinepixo.com/people/miguel-guilherme) - [André Gago](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-gago) - [Ruy de Carvalho](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruy-de-carvalho) - [Lola Forner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lola-forner) as Isabel of Aragon - [Manoel de Oliveira](https://cinepixo.com/people/manoel-de-oliveira) - [Diogo Dória](https://cinepixo.com/people/diogo-doria) - [Paulo Matos](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulo-matos) as Vasco da Gama - [Francisco Baião](https://cinepixo.com/people/francisco-baiao) as John II of Portugal - [Luís Mascarenhas](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-mascarenhas) as Afonso V of Portugal - [João Bénard da Costa](https://cinepixo.com/people/joao-benard-da-costa) as Duarte de Almeida ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/no-or-the-vain-glory-of-command-1990 Film facts: Wikidata (Q1032727); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.