The Fifth Empire
2004, Portuguese. Directed by Manoel de Oliveira.
Manoel de Oliveira directs José Régio's historical epic of religious and political power struggles. King Sebastião plans to make Portugal the world's Fifth Empire.
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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Cast & crew
- Manoel de OliveiraDirector
- Ricardo TrêpaEl Rei Sebastião
- Luís Miguel CintraSimão, Sapateiro Santo
- Glória de MatosRainha D. Catarina
- Miguel GuilhermeTruão
- David AlmeidaTruão
- Ruy de CarvalhoConselheiro
- José Manuel MendesConselheiro
- Luís Lima BarretoConselheiro
- Rogério SamoraD. Sancho I
- José WallensteinD. João I
- Rui MorissonD. Afonso IV
- João Pedro VazD. Afonso V
Details
- Released
- 9 September 2004
- Original title
- O Quinto Império - Ontem Como Hoje
- Country
- Portugal
- Written by
- José Régio, Manoel de Oliveira
- Budget
- $7.5M
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The Fifth Empire runs 127 minutes (2h 7m).
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The Fifth Empire isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 September 2004. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Fifth Empire?
The Fifth Empire (2004) was directed by Manoel de Oliveira and stars Ricardo Trêpa, Luís Miguel Cintra, Glória de Matos.