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José Leitão de Barros is a Director, Writer and Editor Portugais born on 22 october 1896 at Lisbon (Portugal)

José Leitão de Barros

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Nationality Portugal
Birth 22 october 1896 at Lisbon (Portugal)
Death 29 june 1967 (at 70 years) at Lisbon (Portugal)

José Leitão de Barros (22 October 1896 – 29 June 1967) was a Portuguese film director and playwright.

Among his most famous films are Maria do Mar (1930), the second docufiction after
Moana (1926) by Robert Flaherty, the first Portuguese sound film, A Severa (1931), Ala-Arriba! (1945), and a biopic about Portugal's national poet, Camões (1946).

He was born and died in Lisbon.

Usually with

António Lopes Ribeiro
António Lopes Ribeiro
(2 films)
Antonio Vilar
Antonio Vilar
(5 films)
António Silva
António Silva
(5 films)
Heinrich Gärtner
Heinrich Gärtner
(1 films)
Antonio Casas
Antonio Casas
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of José Leitão de Barros (10 films)

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Director

Inês de Castro
Inês de Castro (1944)
, 1h50
Directed by José Leitão de Barros
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Actors Antonio Vilar, María Dolores Pradera, Antonio Casas
Rating63% 3.168223.168223.168223.168223.16822
Dans le royaume du Portugal, au XIV siècle, Pierre (Dom Pedro), fils du roi Alphonse IV (Afonso IV), doit épouser pour des raisons diplomatiques la princesse castillane Constance (Constança) et finit par tomber amoureux d'Inès (Inês), amie de sa femme. Lorsque cette dernière meurt, les deux amants peuvent officialiser leur amour ; mais le roi considère cette union inopportune et fait assassiner Inès, suscitant la colère de Pierre qui décide de prendre les armes contre son père...
Ala-Arriba!
Ala-Arriba! (1942)
, 1h24
Directed by José Leitão de Barros
Genres Drama, Romance
Rating70% 3.5361653.5361653.5361653.5361653.536165
It focuses on maritime tragedy of the town and a forbidden love between Julha (Elsa Bela-Flor) and João Moço (Domingos Gonçalves), from different fisher castes, in a community where mixed-caste marriages were not allowed and dating without parent's assent was seen as a disgrace to the family, not only in respect to women, but also men.
Maria Papoila
Maria Papoila (1937)
, 1h38
Directed by José Leitão de Barros
Origin Portugal
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors António Silva
Rating64% 3.2153553.2153553.2153553.2153553.215355
A Severa
A Severa (1931)
, 1h50
Directed by José Leitão de Barros
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama, Biography
Rating56% 2.8284452.8284452.8284452.8284452.828445

Scriptwriter

Inês de Castro
Inês de Castro (1944)
, 1h50
Directed by José Leitão de Barros
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Actors Antonio Vilar, María Dolores Pradera, Antonio Casas
Rating63% 3.168223.168223.168223.168223.16822
Dans le royaume du Portugal, au XIV siècle, Pierre (Dom Pedro), fils du roi Alphonse IV (Afonso IV), doit épouser pour des raisons diplomatiques la princesse castillane Constance (Constança) et finit par tomber amoureux d'Inès (Inês), amie de sa femme. Lorsque cette dernière meurt, les deux amants peuvent officialiser leur amour ; mais le roi considère cette union inopportune et fait assassiner Inès, suscitant la colère de Pierre qui décide de prendre les armes contre son père...
Maria of the Sea
Maria of the Sea (1930)

Directed by José Leitão de Barros
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama, Documentary, Romance
Roles Ecrivain
Rating66% 3.3438153.3438153.3438153.3438153.343815