Lisbon and WWII
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Portugal managed to get through all of World War II without firing a single shot. Caught in a vise between the Axis and the Allies, Antonio Salazar, the country’s strongman, used every trick in the book to get his country through unscathed. In this war of nerves in which anything went, the Portuguese dictator took brilliant advantage of the only weapon available to maintain his country’s independence: neutrality.
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Main credits
Lorvão, Bruno (film director)
Lorvão, Bruno (screenwriter)
Ratiney, Christiane (film director)
Ratiney, Christiane (screenwriter)
Servan-Schreiber, Fabienne (film producer)
Tarhouni, Fatma (film producer)
Réjon, Chloé (narrator)
Other credits
Editing, Yvan Gaillard and Laure Matthey; music, Laurent Parisi.
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Portugal; Political History; Documentary FilmsKeywords
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Long live Salazar!
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To souls corrupted by doubt
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and the negativism of the century,
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we would like to remind you
of the comfort of great certainties.
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We do not question
God and virtue.
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We do not question
the country and its history.
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We do not question
authority and prestige.
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We do not question
the family and its morals.
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We do not question
the glory of work and its duty.
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Any other country
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would be proud to bring together
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in the same room, side by side,
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representatives of enemy nations.
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We see the ambassadors
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who, one after another,
present their credentials,
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which pass from the head of state
to the head of the government.
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At the French border,
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the Führer awaits
the Spanish head of state.
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The Führer and the Caudillo
meet for the first time.
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We have succeeded
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- deservedly so -
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in living in peace on the peninsula.
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This is why you shouldn't
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worry about war.
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Long live Portugal!
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Since the war has made
most European ports dangerous,
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Lisbon has become
an internationally known crossroads.
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Transiting through Lisbon,
Vivien Leigh,
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and her husband
Laurence Olivier.
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The actor from Rebecca
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and the actress
from Gone with the Wind
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were very friendly
with the journalists.
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... The award to
Mr. António de Oliveira Salazar,
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former professor at Coimbra,
President of the Council,
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Minister of War and Foreign Affairs,
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the title Doctor Honoris Causa
of the University of Oxford.
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An honor for all the Portuguese,
of which he is the leader.
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A national campaign:
PRODUCE AND SAVE!
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Throughout Portugal,
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the same cry must resonate:
produce and save!
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The best way
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is to cultivate
every available plot of land
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to plant vegetables
and fruits,
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as these provident
Portuguese do.
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For this ceremony,
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1,200 men
of the capital garrison
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marched in front of the head of state,
the minister of war,
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the military representatives
of the nations accredited with us,
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and of all the warring sides,
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government members,
and high-ranking figures.
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These new uniforms,
this new equipment,
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this new kit,
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these new weapons,
these new tactics
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are the fruit of our leaders'
innovative spirit.
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A special edition
of the Portuguese News
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May 19,
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representatives
of all Portuguese municipalities
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attended the Palace of Belém
to greet the head of state,
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to show their gratitude.
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Portugal emerged unscathed
from this catastrophe,
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with no questioning
of its age-old commitments,
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without its national honor
being impugned.
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What has been called
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"our miracle"
is principally due to two men,
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two leaders,
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Carmona and Salazar.
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Under the aegis of the first,
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Salazar's policy saved
the Portuguese nation
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from all the evils that overwhelmed
over 90% of the planet for six years.
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Men and women of Portugal,
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I don't know,
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sincerely, I don't know
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how to thank you
for this outpouring,
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so affectionate,
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so sincere,
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so selfless,
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so little deserved.
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That is what I think.
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And yet,
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I did not hesitate to devote myself
tirelessly to this mission.
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I would like to thank you
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for your share of the burden.
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The greater part.
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That of work, of order,
of discipline, of sacrifice
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through the bad years.
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Long live Portugal!