In the White City

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In the White City

1983

1h 49m

6.9(38 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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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12 members

Acting

Bruno Ganz

Paul

Acting

Teresa Madruga

Rosa

Acting

Julia Vonderlinn

Élisa

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José Carvalho

José

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Victor Costa

Waiter

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Francisco Baião

Thief #1

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José Wallenstein

Thief #2

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Lídia Franco

Woman at Bar

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Pedro Efe

Rosa's Friend

Acting

Cecília Guimarães

Woman on Train

Production

Joana Vicente

Girl on Train

Production

Paulo Branco

Man at Train Station (uncredited)

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