The Portuguese Falcon

The Portuguese Falcon
Portuguese	Capitão Falcão
Directed by	João Leitão
Screenplay by	João Leitão Núria Leon Bernardo
Starring	Gonçalo Waddington David Chan José Pinto Rui Mendes Luís Vicente Miguel Guilherme Carla Maciel Bruno Nogueira Nuno Lopes Ricardo Carriço
Cinematography	Mário Melo Costa
Edited by	Mário Melo Costa
Music by	Pedro Marques
Release date	April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23) (Portugal)
Country	Portugal
Language	Portuguese

The Portuguese Falcon (Portuguese: Capitão Falcão, lit. 'Captain Falcon') is a 2015 Portuguese superhero comedy film directed by João Leitão. It was released on April 23, 2015.

Synopsis

Captain Falcão tells the story of a Portuguese superhero serving António de Oliveira Salazar in the fight against the communist "red menace" during the 1960s, mercilessly satirizing both the anti-communist propaganda of the Estado Novo and the left-leaning politics of the Armed Forces Movement.

Cast

• Gonçalo Waddington as Capitão Falcão
• David Chan as Puto Perdiz
• José Pinto as António de Oliveira Salazar
• Rui Mendes
• Luís Vicente as Vladimir Lenin
• Miguel Guilherme as General Gaivota
• Carla Maciel
• Bruno Nogueira
• Nuno Lopes
• Ricardo Carriço

Production

The film was shot in Santarém and Lisbon.

Reception

The film received great critical acclaim.

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• The Portuguese Falcon at IMDb