Lusitanian Illusion

6.4
20101h 5m

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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Photo of António de Oliveira Salazar

António de Oliveira Salazar

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Américo Tomás

Américo Tomás

Self - President of the Republic (archive footage)

Photo of Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Erika Mann (voice)

Photo of Rüdiger Vogler

Rüdiger Vogler

Alfred Döblin (voice)

Photo of Annabella

Annabella

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Louis Jouvet

Louis Jouvet

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Madeleine Ozeray

Madeleine Ozeray

Self (archive footage)

Photo of António Lopes Ribeiro

António Lopes Ribeiro

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Simone Simon

Simone Simon

Self (archive footage)

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