The Jew
1996 · 90 min
Drama
★ 5.7The 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.
Crew
- Director Jom Tob Azulay
- Screenplay Millor Fernandes
- Screenplay Gilvan Pereira
- Screenplay Geraldo Carneiro
- Story Jom Tob Azulay
- Director of Photography Eduardo Serra
Cast
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
- S
Sinde Filipe
Marquis of Alegrete
Sérgio Godinho
António Teixeira
Curado Ribeiro
Bispo D. Teotónio
Crew
- Director — Jom Tob Azulay
- Screenplay — Millor Fernandes
- Screenplay — Gilvan Pereira
- Screenplay — Geraldo Carneiro
- Story — Jom Tob Azulay
- Director of Photography — Eduardo Serra
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