Lusitanian Illusion

Name: Lusitanian Illusion
Director: João Canijo
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2010-04-22
Duration: 65 min
Cast: António de Oliveira Salazar, Américo Tomás, Hanna Schygulla, Rüdiger Vogler, Christian Patey

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2010 · 65 min · Documentary · History · TMDB 6.4/10

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.

Directed by João Canijo

Cast

António de Oliveira Salazar — Self (archive footage)
Américo Tomás — Self - President of the Republic (archive footage)
Hanna Schygulla — Erika Mann (voice)
Rüdiger Vogler — Alfred Döblin (voice)
Christian Patey — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice)