Lusitanian Illusion
João Canijo2010-04-22
6.4
65 min
Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to the Americas; and a political and cultural elite that disguised their Nazi inclinations just enough to play its neutral role in international politics.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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António de Oliveira Salazar | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Américo Tomás | Self - President of the Republic (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Hanna Schygulla | Erika Mann (voice) | Unowned |
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Rüdiger Vogler | Alfred Döblin (voice) | Unowned |
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Christian Patey | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice) | Unowned |
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Annabella | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Danielle Darrieux | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Louis Jouvet | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Robert Montgomery | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Madeleine Ozeray | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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António Lopes Ribeiro | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Tyrone Power | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Simone Simon | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |