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In the White City
In the White City

In the White City

Genres

DramaRomance

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Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

11 March 1983

Country

Portugal

Cast

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Paul

Teresa Madruga

Teresa Madruga

Rosa

Julia Vonderlinn

Julia Vonderlinn

Élisa

José Carvalho

José Carvalho

José

Victor Costa

Victor Costa

Waiter

Francisco Baião

Francisco Baião

Thief #1

José Wallenstein

José Wallenstein

Thief #2

Lídia Franco

Lídia Franco

Woman at Bar

Pedro Efe

Pedro Efe

Rosa's Friend

Cecília Guimarães

Cecília Guimarães

Woman on Train

Joana Vicente

Joana Vicente

Girl on Train

Paulo Branco

Paulo Branco

Man at Train Station (uncredited)

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