José Leitão de Barros

José Leitão de Barros studied at University of Lisbon. The recorded working language is Portuguese. Works named in the authority record are Ala-Arriba! And Inés de Castro. Distinctions recorded are Grand Officer of the Military Order of Christ and Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword.

• Name — José Leitão de Barros • Birth Name — José Júlio Marques Leitão de Barros • Born — 22 October 1896 • Birthplace — Lisbon, Portugal • Died — 29 June 1967 • Place of death — Lisbon, Portugal • Occupation — Film director, playwright

Among his most famous films are Maria do Mar (1930), the second docufiction after Moana (1926) by Robert Flaherty, the first Portuguese sound film, A Severa (1931), Ala-Arriba! (1945), and a biopic about Portugal's national poet, Camões (1946). He was born and died in Lisbon.

• Mal de Espanha (1918) • O Homem dos Olhos Tortos (1918) (unfinished) • Malmequer (1918) • Sidónio Pais - Proclamação do Presidente da República (1918) (lost) • Nazaré, Praia de Pescadores (1929) (the second part is lost) • Festas da Curia (1927) • Lisboa, Crónica Anedótica (1930) • Maria do Mar (1930) • A Severa (1931) • As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor (1935) • Bocage (1936) • Las Tres Gracias (1936) • Maria Papoila (1937) • Legião Portuguesa (1937) • Mocidade Portuguesa (1937) • Varanda dos Rouxinóis (1939) • A Pesca do Atum (1939) • Ala-Arriba! (1942) • A Póvoa de Varzim (1942) • Inês de Castro (1944) • Camões (1946) • Vendaval Maravilhoso (1949) • Comemorações Henriquinas (1960) • A Ponte da Arrábida Sobre o Rio Douro (1961) • Escolas de Portugal (1962) • A Ponte Salazar Sobre o Rio Tejo (1966)