Lisbon (1956)
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- 1h 30min
- Adventure, Crime
- 17 Aug 1956 (USA)
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| Ray Milland | ... |
Capt. Robert John Evans
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| Maureen O'Hara | ... |
Sylvia Merrill
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| Claude Rains | ... |
Aristides Mavros
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| Yvonne Furneaux | ... |
Maria Madalena Massenet
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| Francis Lederer | ... |
Serafim
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| Percy Marmont | ... |
Lloyd Merrill
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| Jay Novello | ... |
Inspector João Casimiro Fonseca
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| Edward Chapman | ... |
Edgar Selwyn
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Harold Jamieson | ... |
Philip Norworth
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Humberto Madeira | ... |
Toni
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Robie Lester | ... |
Singer
(as Roby Charmandy)
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Anita Guerreiro | ... |
Fado Singer (uncredited)
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| Vasco Santana | ... |
Self - Customer at Fado's House (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ray Milland | ... | (as R. Milland) |
Written by
| John Tucker Battle | ... | (screenplay) |
| Martin Rackin | ... | (story) |
| Lord Byron | ... | (quotation) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Ray Milland | ... | associate producer (as R.A. Milland) |
Music by
| Nelson Riddle | ||
Cinematography by
| Jack A. Marta | ... | director of photography (as Jack Marta) |
Editing by
| Richard L. Van Enger | ||
Art Direction by
| Frank Arrigo | ||
Set Decoration by
| Anahory | ... | (as Eduardo Anahory) |
Costume Design by
| Adele Palmer | ||
Makeup Department
| Tony Sforzini | ... | makeup supervisor (as Anthony Sforzini) |
Production Management
| Lee Lukather | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| William Lang | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| William Bristow | ... | sound |
| Howard Wilson | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Howard Lydecker | ... | special effects |
| Theodore Lydecker | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Alric Edens | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Léo L. Fuchs | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Enzo A. Martinelli | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Nels Mathias | ... | grip (uncredited) / key grip (uncredited) |
| Walter Ryland | ... | camera machinist (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Ned Freeman | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Herbert J. Yates | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Republic Pictures (I) (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (as Republic Pictures Corporation)
- J. Arthur Rank Films (1956) (Canada) (theatrical)
- British Lion Film Corporation (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1957) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Gloria Filmverleih (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Les Films Fernand Rivers (1957) (France) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Australia (1957) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Gloria Filmverleih (1957) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures de México (1958) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Republic Films of C. A. (1958) (Panama) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures of Puerto Rico (1958) (Puerto Rico) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures of Cuba (1958) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Republic Films Argentina (1958) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures of Philippines (1957) (Philippines) (theatrical) (as Republic Pictures of Philippines, Inc.)
- Republic Pictures Do Brazil (1958) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Hollywood Television Service (1958) (United States) (tv) (pan & scan version)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Rete 4 (1984) (Italy) (tv)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (DVD)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain)
- Filmjuwelen (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Filmjuwelen (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (optical effects)
Other Companies
- Amateau (filmed through the facilities of)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1950s Portugal, American expatriate Captain Robert John Evans does a bit of smuggling using his fast boat. He mostly smuggles consumer goods and contraband such as cigarettes and booze. Lisbon's police inspector, Joao Casimiro Fonseca, is aware of this and often times tries to catch Evans red-handed but to no avail. At the same time, American Sylvia Merrill, wife of industrialist Lloyd Merrill, arrives in Lisbon to arrange the secret release from a Communist prison from behind the Iron Curtain of her husband. She first complains to the State Department about her husband's imprisonment but U.S. officials seem unable to make any progress to obtain his release. Sylvia Merrill contacts big shot criminal, jewel thief and smuggler Aristides Mavros, a Greek living in Lisbon, to negotiate a bribe for Communist officials and have her hubby released from their prisons. Mavros is a man with many useful connections but he's also a scoundrel not to be trusted by anyone. He figures to woo the wealthy Sylvia Merrill and convince her to agree to have her husband murdered after his rescue from Communist custody. This way, Sylvia Merrill, who is very much younger than her elderly husband, can inherit all his money and reward Mavros with one million dollars for his assistance. Mavros hires the services of Captain Evans to use his boat for the Lloyd Merrill rescue mission. Mavros also tasks his henchman Serafim to kill Merill after his rescue and make it look like an accident. He also tells Serafim to kill Captain Evans on the return trip, in order to eliminate all witnesses. However, Mavros fails to take into account the perseverance of police inspector Fonseca or the love for Captain Evans of one of Mavros' young secretaries, local beauty Maria Maddalena Masanet. Written by nufs68 |
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| Taglines | CITY OF INTRIGUE, MURDER AND EXCITEMENT! (original poster-all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Nelson Riddle's instrumental recording of "Lisbon Antiga" (an ancient Portuguese melody) was already on the hit charts before this film was made. Republic publicity sent out a story that "Director/Producer Ray Milland took a recording of the music with him and had a Portuguese orchestra adapt it for a sequence in the picture". See more » |
| Goofs | Captain Evans takes Mrs. Meryll in a sightseeing tour of Sintra in a horse carriage. They stop first in front of the Palácio de Seteais - time for him to quote Lord Byron about the beauty of the place. Then they walk to the viewpoint and look back at Palácio da Pena (construction started in 1836), in the Romanesque Revivalist style, and could hardly have been built by the Moors, as Evans "explains" to his date. The Moors left the Portuguese territory in 1147 and (the latest) in 1249. Also in a hilltop of Sintra (not shown in the movie) is the 8th century granite defensive Castle of the Moors, taken without a battle by the Portuguese in 1147 - the same year the Moors lost Lisbon. As a sea captain Evans should have known better. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: The Middle Years (Mildred Pierce to Johnny Guitar) (2016). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Lisboa Antiga See more » |
| Quotes |
Sylvia Merrill:
I've never met Mr. Avros. Capt. Robert John Evans: I have and I don't nothing about him. Sylvia Merrill: What was your impression? Capt. Robert John Evans: [almost shouting] A CROOK! Sylvia Merrill: I know that... but is he a reliable crook? See more » |