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  • Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man (2002)
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    TV Movie | 197 min | Biography, Drama, History
Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man (2002)
Not Rated
TV Movie | 197 min | Biography, Drama, History

The real story of Giorgio Perlasca (Luca Zingaretti). During the 1920s he was an Italian Fascist supporter, fighting in Africa and in the Spanish Civil War where he received safe conduct credential for Spanish embassies. After some years, ...See moreThe real story of Giorgio Perlasca (Luca Zingaretti). During the 1920s he was an Italian Fascist supporter, fighting in Africa and in the Spanish Civil War where he received safe conduct credential for Spanish embassies. After some years, disillusioned by fascism, he became a supplier for the Italian army. During the war he was in business in Budapest. He lives an easy life there, well introduced into the Hungarian high society, without any problems being caused by the war. When the Germans occupied Hungary, in 1944, he escaped to the Spanish embassy in Budapest using his old safe conduct credential and becoming a Spanish citizen, changing his name to Jorge Perlasca. He starts working as a diplomat there. When Sanz Briz (Geza Tordy), the Spanish consul, is removed, Perlasca immediately substitutes him, like if he was officially appointed from Spanish authorities. All the Germans and the Hungarian authorities believe him. In his new fake assignment, he starts immediately to hide, shield, and feed thousands of Jews issuing fake Spanish safe conducts for the Jews of Sephardic origin. He is in contact with Raoul Wallenberg, another hero of that time. The two, together with other volunteers, running incredible risks had saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from a tragic death. Incredibly, Perlasca succeeded to save two boys directly from the hands of Adolf Eichmann at the train station. This hero, after the war, was completely forgotten, and his story comes out just in the 1980s because some of the Hungarian Jews wanted to meet him again. Written by 1felco See less
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Mar 29, 2004 (United States)
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58 cast members
Name Known for
Luca Zingaretti
Giorgio Perlasca Giorgio Perlasca   See fewer
Jérôme Anger
Farkas ügyvéd Farkas ügyvéd   See fewer
Marco Bonini
Sandor Sandor   See fewer
Lorenzo Lavia
Daniel Daniel   See fewer
Christiane Filangieri
Eva (as Christiane Filangeri) Eva (as Christiane Filangeri)   See fewer
Jean-François Garreaud
Professor (as Jean Francois Garreaud) Professor (as Jean Francois Garreaud)   See fewer
Palle Granditsky
Jacob (as Palle Granditzky) Jacob (as Palle Granditzky)   See fewer
Alvaro Gradella
Ufficiale Szarka Ufficiale Szarka   See fewer
Giuliana Lojodice
M.me Tournè M.me Tournè   See fewer
Mathilda May
Contessa Eleonora Contessa Eleonora   See fewer
Zoltán Bezerédi
Vajna, nyilas miniszter (as Bezerédi Zoltán) Vajna, nyilas miniszter (as Bezerédi Zoltán)   See fewer
Ferenc Borbiczky
Glückmer (as Ferenc Borbiczki) Glückmer (as Ferenc Borbiczki)   See fewer
Imre Csuja
corrupt SS officer corrupt SS officer   See fewer
Zsanett Czetõ
Béni's sister Béni's sister   See fewer
Anna Györgyi
Actress Actress   See fewer
István Göz
István Dobris István Dobris   See fewer
Péter Kertész
Spanish Embassy Employee - Older Spanish Embassy Employee - Older   See fewer
Ron Klein
Actor Actor   See fewer
István Kolos
Magda férje Magda férje   See fewer
Olga Koós
Actress Actress   See fewer
András Laczó
Singer at the ball Singer at the ball   See fewer
László Mátray
Actor (as Mátrai László) Actor (as Mátrai László)   See fewer
Giorgio Perlasca
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Tamás Puskás
Adolf Eichman Adolf Eichman   See fewer
Péter Rudolf
Sárosi Sárosi   See fewer
Ádám Schnell
Miklós Miklós   See fewer
György Simon
Retired jewish colonel Retired jewish colonel   See fewer
Károly Spáh
Ferenc Ferenc   See fewer
Klaudia Szabó
Actress Actress   See fewer
László Szacsvay
László (as László Szacsvai) László (as László Szacsvai)   See fewer
Dóra Szelõczey
Actress Actress   See fewer
Géza Tordy
Sanz Briz Sanz Briz   See fewer
Márta Téli
Actress Actress   See fewer
Attila Tóth
Young nyilas soldier Young nyilas soldier   See fewer
Gábor Reviczky
Nyilas General Officer (uncredited) Nyilas General Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
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