Lusitanian Illusion (2010)

Lusitanian Illusion (2010)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2010-04-22 Portugal 65 Min. PG-13
6.4 7 votes
Documentary, History

Overview

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.

Cast

António de Oliveira Salazar is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Américo Tomás is Self - President of the Republic (archive footage)
Self - President of the Republic (archive footage)
Hanna Schygulla is Erika Mann (voice)
Erika Mann (voice)
Rüdiger Vogler is Alfred Döblin (voice)
Alfred Döblin (voice)
Christian Patey is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice)
Annabella is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Danielle Darrieux is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Louis Jouvet is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Robert Montgomery is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Madeleine Ozeray is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
António Lopes Ribeiro is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Tyrone Power is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Simone Simon is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)

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