O Judeu
5.8
90 minutes
1/16/1996
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 List
Felipe Pinheiro
as António José da Silva
Dina Sfat
as Lourença Coutinho
José Lewgoy
as D. Nuno da Cunha
Mário Viegas
as D. João V
José Neto
as D. Marcos
Edwin Luisi
as Alexandre de Gusmão
Fernanda Torres
as Brites
Ruy de Carvalho
as Padre Pantoja
Cristina Aché
as Leonor
Sinde Filipe
as Marquis of Alegrete
Sérgio Godinho
as António Teixeira
Curado Ribeiro
as Bispo D. Teotónio
Ruth Escobar
as D. Maria Ana
Cândido Ferreira
as Priest in the Bar
Laura Soveral
as Maria Coutinho
João Grosso
as D. Manuel
Rogério Paulo
as Promotor Santo Ofício
Varela Silva
as José Mendes da Silva
Alexandre de Sousa
as Priest
Canto e Castro
as Pregador
Fabio Junqueira
as Luis Barbuda
José Fonseca e Costa
as Surgeon
André Gomes
as Mordomo-mor
Amílcar Botica
as Bishop
Pedro Efe
as Warden
Filipe Ferrer
as Financial Secretary
João Maria Pinto
as Bartender