Poster for the movie Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man

Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man

2002 — 2002 • 98 minutes
DramaWar & Politics

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.

Picture of Luca Zingaretti

Luca Zingaretti

Giorgio Perlasca

Picture of Jérôme Anger

Jérôme Anger

Farkas

Picture of Amanda Sandrelli

Amanda Sandrelli

Magda

Picture of Franco Castellano

Franco Castellano

Adam

Picture of György Cserhalmi

György Cserhalmi

Hauptsturmführer Bleiber

Picture of Marco Bonini

Marco Bonini

Sándor

Picture of Lorenzo Lavia

Lorenzo Lavia

Daniel

Picture of Elena Arvigo

Elena Arvigo

Anna

Picture of Christiane Filangieri

Christiane Filangieri

Eva

Picture of Giuliana Lojodice

Giuliana Lojodice

M.me Tournè

Picture of Mathilda May

Mathilda May

Contessa Eleonora

Picture of Jean-François Garreaud

Jean-François Garreaud

Professor Balázs

Picture of Dezső Garas

Dezső Garas

Rabbi

Picture of Palle Granditsky

Palle Granditsky

Jacob