Film on the city of Viseu and its several touristic spots: churches, monuments, forts, 15th and 16th century houses, palaces, hotels, ancient and modern streets and avenues, parks and bridges.
In a fire drill, a phone call alerts the firefighters to a fire in a block of flats. In the barrack, firefighters go to their vehicles to fight it and perform a rescue.
Cats. Several meanings: a profession (those who repair broken tableware), a funeral car, a thief.
The garden of Parque Eduardo VII, Lisbon. Recreation of the village of Sam Corlá, Guinea. Overview of Lisbon, Avenida da Liberdade, Rossio.
Portrayal of a hunting in the Mossamedes Desert: a hiena, springboks, zebras.
Aspects of the day-to-day work in Oporto.
Melon growing in the region of Ribatejo. The Palha Branco variety. Its growing, consumption, packaging, transportation and exportation. Views of Vila Franca de Xira, harbour and boats.
The exteriors of the studios of the Oporto-based film company, Invicta Film.
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Film frame of Arthur Costa de Macedo's 'Homenagens aos soldados desconhecidos' ('Tribute to Unknown Soldiers'), 1921.
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Commentary on the film and its subject matter (the tribute to Unknown Soldiers lost in World War I).
Notes on the film and its thematics (a fundraising event for the War Memorial).
Review on the 4 years of the periodical. Description of the anniversary celebrations.
Notes on the film.
Notes on 2 documentary films portraying the countrywide tributes to the Unknown Soldiers lost in World War I.
Notes on the production activities of Portugália Film, its facilities and main goals.
Review of the film and of the 3rd issue of the Diário de Notícias newsreel series.
Biography of the film director and notes on his work, namely his documentary films.