Movie, 1996
The Jew
IMDb 5.7, 90 min, Drama, Brazil
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.
Cast
20 credited
Felipe Pinheiro
António José da Silva
Dina Sfat
Lourença Coutinho
José Lewgoy
D. Nuno da Cunha
Mário Viegas
D. João V
José Neto
D. Marcos
Edwin Luisi
Alexandre de Gusmão
Fernanda Torres
Brites
Ruy de Carvalho
Padre Pantoja
Cristina Aché
Leonor
SF
Sinde Filipe
Marquis of Alegrete
Sérgio Godinho
António Teixeira
Curado Ribeiro
Bispo D. Teotónio
Details
DirectorJom Tob Azulay
WritersMillor Fernandes, Gilvan Pereira, Jom Tob Azulay, Geraldo Carneiro
GenreDrama
Runtime90 min
ReleasedTue, Jan 16, 1996
CountryBrazil
IMDBtt0112381
