City of Pirates (1983)
La ville des pirates (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 51min
- Adventure, Drama
- Dec 1989 (USA)
- Movie
A surreal odyssey in which a melancholic maidservant crosses paths with a homicidal little boy, travels to a tiny island and encounters a man with multiple personalities.
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Cast
| Hugues Quester | ... |
Toby
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Anne Alvaro | ... |
Isidore
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| Melvil Poupaud | ... |
Malo, the boy
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André Engel | ... |
Fisherman
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João Bénard da Costa | ... |
'Father'
(as Duarte de Almeida)
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Clarisse Daull | ... |
'Mother'
(as Clarisse Dole)
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André Gomes | ... |
Police lieutenant
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Luis Gaspar da Silva | ... |
Police corporal (uncredited)
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Vasco Pimentel | ... |
Prison guard (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Raúl Ruiz | ... | (as Raoul Ruiz) |
Written by
| Raúl Ruiz | ... | (written by) (as Raoul Ruiz) |
Produced by
| Paulo Branco | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Jorge Arriagada | ||
Cinematography by
| Acácio de Almeida | ... | director of photography (as Acacio De Almeida) |
Editing by
| Valeria Sarmiento | ||
Editorial Department
| Claudio Martinez | ... | assistant editor |
| Monique Soussan | ... | assistant editor |
| Rudolfo Wedeles | ... | assistant editor (as Rodolfo Wedeles) |
Production Design by
| Isabel Branco | ||
| Zé Branco | ... | (as Maria-José Branco) |
Costume Design by
| Isabel Branco | ||
| Zé Branco | ... | (as Maria-José Branco) |
Makeup Department
| Paula Raimundo | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| António Gonçalo | ... | unit manager |
| Anne-Marie La Toison | ... | production manager: Paris |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Luis Gaspar da Silva | ... | second assistant director (as Luis G. Da Silva) |
| Messaoud Hattau | ... | second assistant director (as Messaoud Hattou) |
| Alain Nahum | ... | first assistant director |
| José Maria Vaz da Silva | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Jean-Paul Loublier | ... | sound mixer |
| Vasco Pimentel | ... | sound |
| Joaquim Pinto | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jorge Caldas | ... | electrician |
| Mário Castanheira | ... | still photographer |
| Rafael de Sousa | ... | gaffer |
| François Ede | ... | second assistant camera |
| Omar Elaïdi | ... | second assistant camera |
| José António Loureiro | ... | assistant camera (as José A. Loureiro) |
| João Pequeno | ... | electrician |
| Paulo Soares | ... | electrician |
Music Department
| Alexandre Myrat | ... | conductor (as Alexander Myrat) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Armanda Bacelar | ... | script supervisor (as Armanda Balelar) |
Additional Crew
| João Pedro Bénard | ... | production assistant (as Joao-Benaro Da Costa) |
| Carmo Canelas | ... | production secretary |
| Tony Jessen | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
- Metro Filmes (co-production: Lisbonne)
- Les Films du Passage (co-production: Paris)
Distributors
- Gerick Distribution (1984) (France) (theatrical)
- Gemini Video Editions (2001) (France) (DVD)
- International Film Circuit (1989) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Les Films d'Ici (special thanks)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Film debut of 10-year-old Melvil Poupaud. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008). See more » |