The Jew (1996)
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.
- Released
- 1996-01-16
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Millor Fernandes, Jom Tob Azulay, Gilvan Pereira, Geraldo Carneiro
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Felipe Pinheiro as António José da Silva
- Dina Sfat as Lourença Coutinho
- José Lewgoy as D. Nuno da Cunha
- Mário Viegas as D. João V
- José Neto as D. Marcos
- Edwin Luisi as Alexandre de Gusmão
- Fernanda Torres as Brites
- Ruy de Carvalho as Padre Pantoja
- Cristina Aché as Leonor
- Sinde Filipe as Marquis of Alegrete
- Sérgio Godinho as António Teixeira
- Curado Ribeiro as Bispo D. Teotónio