In the White City
Mar 11 1983
•2h 49m
•Drama, Romance
Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.
Cast
See allBruno Ganz
Paul
Teresa Madruga
Rosa
Julia Vonderlinn
Élisa
José Carvalho
José
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