Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man
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.
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Details
Status: | Ended |
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First Air Date: | 2002-01-28 |
Last Air Date: | 2002-02-04 |
Networks: | Rai 1 |
Production: | Palomar, Rai Fiction, Focus Film, Hamster Productions, France 2, SVT |