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Lines of Wellington is a french film of genre Drama directed by Raoul Ruiz with Soraia Chaves

Lines of Wellington (2012)

As linhas de Torres Vedras

Lines of Wellington
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Length 2h31
Directed by ,    
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    War,    Historical
Rating59% 2.9987752.9987752.9987752.9987752.998775

Lines of Wellington (Portuguese: Linhas de Wellington) is a 2012 Franco-Portuguese epic war film and television series prepared by Chilean director Raúl Ruiz and completed by his widow Valeria Sarmiento. Its title refers to the historical Lines of Torres Vedras.

The film was in competition for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. It was also shown at the 2012 San Sebastián International Film Festival, the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and the 2012 New York Film Festival. The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Synopsis

An epic set in the time starting with the Battle of Bussaco till the retreat of French Marshal Masséna from the Lines of Torres Vedras constructed by the order of the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War (1810).

Actors

Soraia Chaves

(Martírio)
Vincent Pérez

(Lévêque)
Marisa Paredes

(D. Filipa Sanches)
Carloto Cotta

(Tenente Pedro de Alencar)
John Malkovich

(General Wellington)
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