Crime at the Little Star Pension

Overview

Neves and his wife Celia are the owners and managers of the 'Little Star Pension', a familiar hotel that caters to bourgeois family and would-be actors, instead of the ill-reputed 'Good-Night Pension' (just across the narrow street), where gigolos, whores, and criminals of all sorts may go for a quick encounter. However, not all is well among the ten residents of 'Little Star Pension': each dialogue line from every hotel guest is evidence that he, or her, has a reason (actually, more than one) to hate Neves - to the point of wishing him dead. Carelessness (or devious intention) by one party will provide the means; another, will create the propitious moment; yet another, and then the rest of them will create the festive New Year's Eve occasion - to do with Neves forever! Obviously, only the famous world private-eye Hércules Pirôt can solve the crime... for which he is called by phone, even before the deed is done.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 31, 1990

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Portugal

Production

RTP

Cast

Victor de Sousa,Maria Vieira,Isabel Simões,São José Lapa,Canto e Castro,Rita Blanco,Ana Bola,Herman José,Nuno Melo,José Pedro Gomesand 1 more

Director

Fernando Ávila

Writer

Herman José

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0121168