Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man

Name: Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Rating: 7
Cast: Luca Zingaretti, Jérôme Anger, Amanda Sandrelli, Franco Castellano, György Cserhalmi

TV Show

Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man poster

First Air Date: January 28, 2002

Last Air Date: February 4, 2002

Genre: Drama, War & Politics

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 2

Episode Runtime: 98 min

Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10

Cast: Luca Zingaretti, Jérôme Anger, Amanda Sandrelli, Franco Castellano, György Cserhalmi

Network: Rai 1

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.