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Lusitanian Illusion

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.

2010 |1h 5m |  Documentary, History

Cast

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António de Oliveira Salazar

Self (archive footage)

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Américo Tomás

Self - President of the Republic (archive footage)

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Hanna Schygulla

Erika Mann (voice)

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Rüdiger Vogler

Alfred Döblin (voice)

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Christian Patey

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice)

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Annabella

Self (archive footage)

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Danielle Darrieux

Self (archive footage)

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Louis Jouvet

Self (archive footage)

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Robert Montgomery

Self (archive footage)

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Madeleine Ozeray

Self (archive footage)

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Tyrone Power

Self (archive footage)

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Simone Simon

Self (archive footage)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

German, French, Portuguese

Budget

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Revenue

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