

Ballad of Dog Beach
1987, Portuguese. Directed by José Fonseca e Costa.
In Portugal, in the 60s, the corpse of a man appears on Dog's Beach. The corpse is identified as the major Dantas, a man wanted by authorities after his escape from a military prison where he was awaiting trial for insurrection.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
- Rated
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- Released
- 12 March 1987
- Original title
- Balada da Praia dos Cães
- Country
- Portugal, Spain
- Written by
- Pedro Bandeira-Freire, José Fonseca e Costa, Antonio Larreta
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Ballad of Dog Beach runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Ballad of Dog Beach isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 March 1987. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ballad of Dog Beach?
Ballad of Dog Beach (1987) was directed by José Fonseca e Costa and stars Assumpta Serna, Raul Solnado, Patrick Bauchau.