The Jew (1996)

5.7/10 • 90 min • Drama

Overview

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.

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

Sinde Filipe

Marquis of Alegrete

Sérgio Godinho

António Teixeira

Curado Ribeiro

Bispo D. Teotónio

Cândido Ferreira

Priest in the Bar

Laura Soveral

Maria Coutinho

João Grosso

D. Manuel

Rogério Paulo

Promotor Santo Ofício

Varela Silva

José Mendes da Silva

Alexandre de Sousa

Priest

Canto e Castro

Pregador

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