The Jew
O Judeu
Release: 1996-01-16
·Runtime: 90m
·★ 5.0
Drama
The story of Brazilian Antônio José da Silva, a jewish poet, playwright and lawyer living in the 18th Century Lisbon, who managed to avoid Inquisition by converting himself to Catholicism, after being tortured. But his fierce criticism of Portugal's élite led him to persecution and torture, becoming kind of a scapegoat.
Production Countries
Brazil
Portugal
Production Companies
Tatu Filmes
Embrafilme
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
Cast
Mário Viegas
as D. João V
Fernanda Torres
as Brites
João Grosso
as D. Manuel
João Maria Pinto
as Bartender
José Lewgoy
as D. Nuno da Cunha
Rogério Paulo
as Promotor Santo Ofício
Varela Silva
as José Mendes da Silva
André Gomes
as Mordomo-mor
Filipe Ferrer
as Financial Secretary
Felipe Pinheiro
as António José da Silva
Ruy de Carvalho
as Padre Pantoja
Curado Ribeiro
as Bispo D. Teotónio
Cândido Ferreira
as Priest in the Bar
Alexandre de Sousa
as Priest
Canto e Castro
as Pregador
Pedro Efe
as Warden
José Neto
as D. Marcos
Edwin Luisi
as Alexandre de Gusmão
Cristina Aché
as Leonor
Sinde Filipe
as Marquis of Alegrete
Sérgio Godinho
as António Teixeira
Laura Soveral
as Maria Coutinho
Fabio Junqueira
as Luis Barbuda
José Fonseca e Costa
as Surgeon
Dina Sfat
as Lourença Coutinho
