Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man (TV 2002)
Perlasca: Un eroe italiano (original title)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Luca Zingaretti	...	Giorgio Perlasca
	Jérôme Anger	...	Farkas ügyvéd
	Amanda Sandrelli	...	Magda
	Franco Castellano	...	Adam
	Marco Bonini	...	Sandor
	Lorenzo Lavia	...	Daniel
	Elena Arvigo	...	Anna
	Christiane Filangieri	...	Eva (as Christiane Filangeri)
	György Cserhalmi	...	Bleiber
	Jean-François Garreaud	...	Professor (as Jean Francois Garreaud)
	Dezsö Garas	...	Rabbi
	Palle Granditsky	...	Jacob (as Palle Granditzky)
	Alvaro Gradella	...	Ufficiale Szarka
	Giuliana Lojodice	...	M.me Tournè
	Mathilda May	...	Contessa Eleonora

Storyline

It is the real story of Giorgio Perlasca (Luca Zingaretti). During the 1920s he was an Italian Fascist supporter, fighting in Africa an in the Spanish civil war where he deserved a safe conduct for Spanish embassies. After some years, disillusioned by fascism, he is a fresh supplier for the Italian army. In the war years he is in Budapest for his business. He lives an easy life there, well introduced into the Hungarian high society, without any problem coming from the war situation. When the Nazi occupied Hungary, in 1944, instead to leave (Italy had already surrendered to the Allies) he escaped to the Spanish embassy in Budapest using his old safe conduct and becoming a Spanish citizen, changing name into Jorge Perlasca. He starts working as a diplomat here. When Sanz Briz (Geza Tordy), the Spanish consul, is removed, Perlasca immediately substitutes him, like if he was officially appointed from Spanish authorities... Written by 1felco  

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