No, or the Vain Glory of Command
Oct 12, 1990 | IMDB 6.3
107 min Watch NowWar, Drama, History
Episodes from throughout the entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a conscripted student of history recounts them to his fellow soldiers while they march through an African colony in revolt during 1973.
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