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52% Critic Match
The Drunkard
“The human story of a man who loved and suffered”
5.2 / 10• 1946• 2h 5m•NR• Portuguese
DramaMusic
Storyline
A good-hearted man, betrayed by his wife and friends, fakes his death and takes up a new identity, as a nameless, wandering drunkard.
Cast & Crew
Vicente Celestino
Gilberto Silva
Lead
Alice Archambeau
Marieta
Rodolfo Arena
José
Walter D'Ávila
Primo Rêgo
Manoel Vieira
Ébrio amigo
VD
Victor Drumond
Padre Simão
JD
Júlia Dias
Lola
JM
José Mafra
Primo Leão
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gilda de Abreu's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Drunkard is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
