
Overview
A portrait of Belarmino Fragoso, a veteran boxer in Lisbon nearing the end of his career. In a blend of reportage and re-enactment, the many vices of the once national featherweight champion are revealed against a background of the grim economics of boxing in 1960s Portugal.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Lisbon
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Augusto Cabrita
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Fernando LopesWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 19, 1964
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Budget
- $2.3K
- Countries
- Portugal





















