The Jew

Original title: O Judeu

Duration: 90 min

Release date: 1996-01-16

IMDB

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.

Drama

O Judeu

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Felipe Pinheiro

Felipe Pinheiro

as António José da Silva

as Lourença Coutinho

as D. Nuno da Cunha

as Alexandre de Gusmão

Fernanda Torres

Fernanda Torres

Ruy de Carvalho

Ruy de Carvalho

as Padre Pantoja

as Marquis of Alegrete

Sérgio Godinho

as António Teixeira

as Bispo D. Teotónio

as D. Maria Ana

Cândido Ferreira

Cândido Ferreira

as Priest in the Bar

as Maria Coutinho

as Promotor Santo Ofício

as José Mendes da Silva

Alexandre de Sousa

Alexandre de Sousa

Fabio Junqueira

Fabio Junqueira

as Luis Barbuda

José Fonseca e Costa

José Fonseca e Costa

Amílcar Botica

as Financial Secretary

João Maria Pinto

João Maria Pinto

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Millor Fernandes

Millor Fernandes

Geraldo Carneiro

Geraldo Carneiro

José Manuel de S. Lopes

José Manuel de S. Lopes

António da Cunha Telles

António da Cunha Telles

Associate Producer

Fernando Vendrell

Fernando Vendrell

Executive Producer

Director of Photography

Costume Designer

Carlos Alberto Lopes

Carlos Alberto Lopes

Rui Luis Pereira

Rui Luis Pereira

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