The Jew (1996)
1h 30m
Running Time
January 16, 1996Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

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

Ruth Escobar
D. Maria Ana

Cândido Ferreira
Priest in the Bar

Laura Soveral
Maria Coutinho

João Grosso
D. Manuel

Rogério Paulo
Promotor Santo Ofício

Cláudio Khans
Producer

Varela Silva
José Mendes da Silva

Alexandre de Sousa
Priest

António Vaz da Silva
Producer

Canto e Castro
Pregador

John Neschling
Composer

Fabio Junqueira
Luis Barbuda

Rui Luis Pereira
Composer

José Fonseca e Costa
Surgeon

André Gomes
Mordomo-mor

Amílcar Botica
Bishop

Pedro Efe
Warden

Filipe Ferrer
Financial Secretary

João Maria Pinto
Bartender

Jom Tob Azulay
Director / Story / Producer
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 16, 1996
Original NameO Judeu
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Jew (Portuguese: O Judeu) is a 1995 Brazilian-Portuguese co-production film directed by Jom Tob Azulay with Filipe Pinheiro in the title role, Dina Sfat, and Mário Viegas as the king. It tells the story of the writer António José da Silva, nicknamed "the Jew", burned at the stake during the reign of King João V of Portugal in 1739.
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