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Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man (2002)

First aired January 28, 20021h 38m/ep1 season · 2 epsEnded
7.2

5 votes

DramaWar & 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.

Top Billed Cast

Luca Zingaretti

Luca Zingaretti

Giorgio Perlasca

Jérôme Anger

Jérôme Anger

Farkas

Amanda Sandrelli

Amanda Sandrelli

Magda

Franco Castellano

Franco Castellano

Adam

György Cserhalmi

György Cserhalmi

Hauptsturmführer Bleiber

Marco Bonini

Marco Bonini

Sándor

Lorenzo Lavia

Lorenzo Lavia

Daniel

Elena Arvigo

Elena Arvigo

Anna

Christiane Filangieri

Christiane Filangieri

Eva

Giuliana Lojodice

Giuliana Lojodice

M.me Tournè

Mathilda May

Mathilda May

Contessa Eleonora

Jean-François Garreaud

Jean-François Garreaud

Professor Balázs

Dezső Garas

Dezső Garas

Rabbi

Palle Granditsky

Palle Granditsky

Jacob

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

Italian

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

February 4, 2002

Networks

Rai 1

Production

PalomarRai FictionFocus FilmHamster ProductionsFrance 2SVT

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