Lusitanian Illusion

Lusitanian Illusion

6.4
2010
1h 5m
Released
DocumentaryHistory

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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Director: João Canijo

Cast: António de Oliveira Salazar, Américo Tomás, Hanna Schygulla, Rüdiger Vogler, Christian Patey, Annabella, Danielle Darrieux, Louis Jouvet

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