

Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man
Drama
War & Politics
Overview
The true story of Giorgio Perlasca, an Italian cattle dealer and avowed fascist who — trapped in Nazi-occupied Budapest after Italy's armistice with the Allies — nevertheless saved more than 5,000 Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust through a combination of lies, bribery and derring-do.
Status:
Ended
First Air Date:
2002-01-28
Runtime:
1h 38m
Director:
Alberto Negrin
Writer:
Unknown
Top Cast

Luca Zingaretti
Giorgio Perlasca

Jérôme Anger
Farkas

Amanda Sandrelli
Magda

Franco Castellano
Adam

György Cserhalmi
Hauptsturmführer Bleiber

Marco Bonini
Sándor

Lorenzo Lavia
Daniel

Elena Arvigo
Anna

Christiane Filangieri
Eva

Giuliana Lojodice
M.me Tournè

Mathilda May
Contessa Eleonora

Jean-François Garreaud
Professor Balázs
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