Lusitanian Illusion (2010)

6.4 April 22, 2010 1h 5m Released
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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.

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Cast

  • António de Oliveira Salazar

    António de Oliveira Salazar

    Self (archive footage)

  • Américo Tomás

    Américo Tomás

    Self - President of the Republic (archive footage)

  • Hanna Schygulla

    Hanna Schygulla

    Erika Mann (voice)

  • Rüdiger Vogler

    Rüdiger Vogler

    Alfred Döblin (voice)

  • Christian Patey

    Christian Patey

    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice)

  • Annabella

    Annabella

    Self (archive footage)

  • Danielle Darrieux

    Danielle Darrieux

    Self (archive footage)

  • Louis Jouvet

    Louis Jouvet

    Self (archive footage)

  • Robert Montgomery

    Robert Montgomery

    Self (archive footage)

  • Madeleine Ozeray

    Madeleine Ozeray

    Self (archive footage)

  • António Lopes Ribeiro

    António Lopes Ribeiro

    Self (archive footage)

  • Tyrone Power

    Tyrone Power

    Self (archive footage)

  • Simone Simon

    Simone Simon

    Self (archive footage)

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