Lusitanian Illusion
2010, Portuguese. Directed by João Canijo.
Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to the Americas; and a political and cultural elite that disguised their Nazi inclinations just enough to play its neutral role in international politics.
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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Cast & crew
- João CanijoDirector
- António de Oliveira SalazarSelf (archive footage)
- Américo TomásSelf - President of the Republic (archive footage)
- Hanna SchygullaErika Mann (voice)
- Rüdiger VoglerAlfred Döblin (voice)
- Christian PateyAntoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice)
- AnnabellaSelf (archive footage)
- Danielle DarrieuxSelf (archive footage)
- Louis JouvetSelf (archive footage)
- Robert MontgomerySelf (archive footage)
- Madeleine OzeraySelf (archive footage)
- António Lopes RibeiroSelf (archive footage)
- Tyrone PowerSelf (archive footage)
Details
- Released
- 22 April 2010
- Original title
- Fantasia Lusitana
- Country
- Portugal
- Written by
- João Canijo
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Lusitanian Illusion runs 65 minutes (1h 5m).
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Lusitanian Illusion isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 April 2010. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Lusitanian Illusion?
Lusitanian Illusion (2010) was directed by João Canijo and stars António de Oliveira Salazar, Américo Tomás, Hanna Schygulla.