'Non', ou A Vã Glória de Mandar (1990)

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Episodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973. He easily draws his comrades into philosophical musings, and... See more »

Director:

Manoel de Oliveira

Writers:

Manoel de Oliveira, P. João Marques

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	Luís Miguel Cintra	...	Ens. Cabrita / Viriato / Dom João de Portugal
	Diogo Dória	...	Soldier Manuel / Lusitanian Warriror / Dom João's Cousin
	Miguel Guilherme	...	Soldier Salvador / Lusitanian Warrior / Alcácer Warrior
	Luís Lucas	...	Cpl. Brito / Lusitanian Warrior / Alcácer Nobleman
	Carlos Gomes	...	Soldier Pedro / Alcácer Warrior
	António S. Lopes	...	Soldier / Lusitanian Warrior / Alcácer Warrior (as António Sequeira Lopes)
	Mateus Lorena	...	Dom Sebastião
	Lola Forner	...	Princess Dona Isabel
	Raúl Fraire	...	Dom Afonso
	Ruy de Carvalho	...	Preacher at Funeral / Suicidal Warrior (as Rui de Carvalho)
	Teresa Menezes	...	Venus (as Teresa Meneses)
	Leonor Silveira	...	Tethys
	Paulo Matos	...	Radio Operator / Vasco da Gama
	Francisco Baião	...	Prince Dom João
	António Lupi	...	Soldier
	João Bénard da Costa	...	Baron of Alvito (as Duarte de Almeida)
	Luís Mascarenhas	...	Dom Afonso V
	André Gago	...	Soldier
	Pepe Ruiz	...	Soldier
	Ángel Gómez	...	Soldier
	Salvador Martos	...	Soldier
	Mateus Cardoso	...	Soldier
	Altino Almeida	...	Soldier
	Jaime Silva	...	Soldier
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Jorge Rolla	...	Padre / Homem Ferido
	Ana David	...	Fig. Mosteiro da Batalha (uncredited)
	Manoel de Oliveira	...	Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
	Catarina Furtado	...	Isle of Love Woman (uncredited)
	José Ramos	...	Fra Fernando (uncredited)
	António Sequeira Lopes	...	Soldier / Lusitanian Warrior / Alcácer Warrior (uncredited)
	Sofia Sá da Bandeira	...	Isle of Love Woman (uncredited)
	Ricardo Trêpa	...	Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by

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Manoel de Oliveira

Written by

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Manoel de Oliveira	...	(dialogue)

P. João Marques	...	(historical text)

Produced by

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Paulo Branco	...	producer
François-Xavier Decraene	...	line producer
Jean-Bernard Fetoux	...	associate producer
Gerardo Herrero	...	associate producer

Music by

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Alejandro Massó

Cinematography by

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Elso Roque

Editing by

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Manoel de Oliveira
Sabine Franel

Editorial Department

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Luís Amaro	...	assistant editor
Valérie Brégaint	...	assistant editor
Nicole Cohen	...	assistant editor
Brigitte LeMercier	...	assistant editor

Production Design by

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Zé Branco	...	(as Maria Jose Branco)
Luís Monteiro

Set Decoration by

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Luís Monteiro

Costume Design by

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Isabel Branco

Makeup Department

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Helena Batista	...	makeup artist (as Helena Baptista)
Dominique Buisson	...	key hair stylist
Sandrine Coraux	...	hair stylist
Mariano García Rey	...	key makeup artist
Cristina Mendes	...	hair stylist
Teresa Rabal	...	makeup artist
Teresa Águas	...	makeup artist

Production Management

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Alexandre Barradas	...	production manager
Graça de Almeida	...	production manager
François-Xavier Decraene	...	production manager (as Xavier Decraene)
Camilo 'Tuxa' João	...	unit production manager
Luis Rocha	...	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jacques Arhex	...	first assistant director
Paulo Barbosa	...	trainee assistant director
João Cayatte	...	assistant director
João Fonseca	...	assistant director
João Montalverne	...	third assistant director
Luís Queirós	...	second assistant director
Carlos Alberto Santos	...	second assistant director
Jaime Silva	...	assistant director
José Maria Vaz da Silva	...	assistant director
João Zanatti	...	second assistant director
Manuel João Águas	...	assistant director

Art Department

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Oscar Baeza	...	props
José Barbieri	...	props
Jaime Brito	...	props
Zica Caldeira Cabral	...	props
Júlio César	...	second assistant decorator
Luis Grilo	...	props
Jean Laffront	...	props
António José Matos	...	chief carpenter
José Matos	...	construction coordinator
Ricardo Mengíbar	...	property master
Luís Monteiro	...	property master
Ana Pernao	...	second assistant decorator
Mafalda Salvador	...	props
Nuno Theias	...	sculptor
Jeanne Waltz	...	props
João Zanatti	...	assistant art director

Sound Department

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Gita Cerveira	...	sound
Jorge Cerveira	...	sound
Paulo Cerveira	...	boom operator
Eric Ferret	...	foley artist
Yves Grasso	...	boom operator
Anne Le Campion	...	sound mixer
Jean-Pierre Lelong	...	foley artist
Jean-Paul Loublier	...	sound mixer
Mario Melchiorri	...	foley artist

Special Effects by

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Georges Demétrau

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special effects

Stunts

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Francisco Ardura	...	stunt coordinator
Miguel Baena	...	master of arms

Camera and Electrical Department

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Pedro Blanco	...	lighting technician
Mário Castanheira	...	electrician
Rodrigo Dias	...	still photographer
Octávio Espírito Santo	...	second assistant camera
Alberto Fosco	...	electrician
Manuel Lobão	...	electrician
Victor Nunes	...	assistant camera
Rui Ochoa	...	still photographer
José Pichel	...	grip (as Jose Pichel)
J.M. Rodrigues	...	electrician
Lorete Roque	...	assistant camera (as Lorette Roque)
Vasco Sequeira	...	lighting technician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Armanda Bacelar	...	costumer
Elsa Bruxelas	...	costumer
Matilde Galamba	...	costumer
Luis Rocha	...	costumer
Lurdes Rocha	...	key costumer
Anabela Sequeira	...	costumer

Location Management

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Luís Queirós	...	assistant location manager
Carlos Alberto Santos	...	assistant location manager
João Zanatti	...	assistant location manager

Script and Continuity Department

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Júlia Buisel	...	script supervisor
Teresa Garcia	...	script assistant

Additional Crew

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Pedro Bento	...	production assistant
Jaime Campos	...	production assistant
Fernanda Costa	...	accountant
Aurélio de Oliveira	...	historical advisor
Miguel Faria	...	historical consultant
Teresa Figueiredo	...	production secretary
P. João Marques	...	historical advisor
Marisa Muñoz	...	production assistant
Lígia Noémia	...	production secretary
Luís A. Oliveira	...	historical consultant
Jorge António	...	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Madragoa Filmes (co-production: Lisboa)
Tornasol Films (co-production: Madrid)
Gemini Films (co-production: Paris)
Société Générale de Gestion Cinématographique (SGGC) (co-production: Paris)
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) (in association with)
Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) (in association with)
Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC) (support: Portugal)
Secretaria de Estado da Cultura (SEC) (support: Portugal)
Fundação Oriente (support: Portugal)
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (support: Portugal)
Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (support: Portugal)
Ministerio de Cultura (support: Espanha)
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (support: Paris)
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support: Paris)
Eurimages (support)
Conseil de l'Europe (support)

Distributors

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Madragoa Filmes (1990) (World-wide)
Airone Cinematografica (1991) (Italy) (theatrical)
Gemma Distribution (1990) (France) (theatrical)
Arte Vidéo (2002) (France) (DVD)
Kinokuniya (2003) (Japan) (DVD) (box set)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Aura Films (sound post-production)
Peris Hermanos (costumes)
Hijos de Jesús Mateos (props)
Roasa (arms)
Animales Y Carruajes S.A, Madrid, Spain (props)
Vázquez Hermanos (props)
Kiros (music recording studio)
Any d'Avray (wigs)
Wigs Studios (wigs)
Lisboa Filmes (camera equipment provided by)
Studio Philippe Sarde (auditorium)
Les Films Michel François (titles)

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Plot Summary	Episodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973. He easily draws his comrades into philosophical musings, and the little contingent suffers badly at the hands of the local military opposition. Written by Anonymous Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	portugal year-1578 alcacer-quibir-morocco year-1974 nonlinear-timeline See All (28) »
Genres	Drama History War
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Italy:T Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade)

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Also Known As	Não, ou a Vã Glória de Mandar (Portugal) No, o la vanagloria de mandar (Spain) Non, ou la vaine gloire de commander (France) No, or The Vain Glory of Command (World-wide, English title) ノン、あるいは支配の空しい栄光 (Japan, Japanese title) See more »
Runtime	110 min
Official Sites	Madragoa Films
Country	Portugal Spain France
Language	Portuguese Spanish Italian German
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby
Filming Locations	Senegal See more »

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