João Barbela is poor man who lives out of charity - what coins the people of Lisbon's popular districts give him as 'pay' for his puppeteering work. For the kids, he is like a king, Dom Roberto = puppet). When he meets Maria, an equally poor girl, he fancies to change her life, and get her a house, maybe marrying, and being happy together.Life does not exactly have a happy ending, like he managed with his puppets 5-minute plays...
30th May 1962
64 years ago
1 hour 42 minutes
Finishes at 7:52pm
6.3/10
68%
63%
Family Weekend
SubUrbia
Landline
The Rogue's Trial
Confessions of an Invisible Girl
CQ
The Good Half
Somewhere in Queens
Lady Windermere's Fan
Match
Movie data last updated 6 months ago on 3rd May 2026 at 4:10am (BST). Ratings last updated 6 months ago on 23rd April 2026 at 9:32pm (BST). All film data including images and actor information is provided by the TMDb API, but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. Film ratings provided by OMDb. IMDb, IMDb.COM, and the IMDb logo are trademarks of IMDb.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All product names, logos, trademarks and brands are property of their respective owners. All company, product and service names used in this website are for identification purposes only. Use of these names, logos, and brands does not imply endorsement.
