The Jew (1996)
O Judeu
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.
- Date of release
- 1996-01-16
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jom Tob Azulay
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
The Jew 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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