The Jew (film)

The Jew (Portuguese: O Judeu) is a 1996 Brazilian-Portuguese co-production film directed by Jom Tob Azulay with Filipe Pinheiro in the title role, Dina Sfat, and Mário Viegas as the king. It tells the story of the writer António José da Silva, nicknamed "the Jew", burned at the stake during the reign of King João V of Portugal in 1739.

Cast

 * Felipe Pinheiro - António José da Silva
 * Dina Sfat – Lourença Coutinho
 * Mário Viegas – D. João V
 * Cristina Aché – Leonor
 * Edwin Luisi – Alexandre de Gusmão
 * Fernanda Torres – Brites
 * José Neto – D. Marcos
 * Ruy de Carvalho – Padre Pantoja
 * Sinde Filipe – Marquês do Alegrete
 * Santos Manuel – Professor
 * Rogério Paulo – Promotor do Santo Ofício
 * António Anjos – Secretário de D. Nuno
 * Sérgio Godinho – António Teixiera
 * Fernando Curado Ribeiro – Bispo D. Teotónio
 * Ruth Escobar – Rainha D. Maria
 * Cândido Ferreira - Padre