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Lusitanian Illusion

Lusitanian Illusion

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📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: German , French , Portuguese
📆 Date Released: 2010-04-22
⌚ Running Time: 65 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

António de Oliveira Salazar original image
Self (archive footage)
António de Oliveira Salazar
Américo Tomás original image
Self - President of the Republic (archive footage)
Américo Tomás
Hanna Schygulla original image
Erika Mann (voice)
Hanna Schygulla
Rüdiger Vogler original image
Alfred Döblin (voice)
Rüdiger Vogler
Christian Patey original image
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice)
Christian Patey
Annabella original image
Self (archive footage)
Annabella
Danielle Darrieux original image
Self (archive footage)
Danielle Darrieux
Louis Jouvet original image
Self (archive footage)
Louis Jouvet
Robert Montgomery original image
Self (archive footage)
Robert Montgomery
Madeleine Ozeray original image
Self (archive footage)
Madeleine Ozeray
António Lopes Ribeiro original image
Self (archive footage)
António Lopes Ribeiro
Tyrone Power original image
Self (archive footage)
Tyrone Power
Simone Simon original image
Self (archive footage)
Simone Simon

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