Christopher Columbus, The Enigma (2008)

  • NR
  • 09/03/2008 (FR)
  • Drama, History
  • 1h 15m

Life is the journey, life is the enigma...

Overview

A true story of a doctor and his wife who went on a journey in order to prove that discoverer Christopher Columbus was in fact Portuguese. Inspired by the book "Cristóvão Colon Era Português".

Manoel de Oliveira

Director, Screenplay

Manuel da Silva

Writer

Sílvia da Silva

Writer

Cast

Ricardo Trêpa's headshot

Ricardo Trêpa

Manuel Luciano (1946-60)
Leonor Baldaque's headshot

Leonor Baldaque

Sílvia (1957-60)
Manoel de Oliveira's headshot

Manoel de Oliveira

Manuel Luciano (2007)
Maria Isabel de Oliveira's headshot

Maria Isabel de Oliveira

Sílvia (2007)
Leonor Silveira's headshot

Leonor Silveira

Mãe
Luís Miguel Cintra's headshot

Luís Miguel Cintra

Diretor Museu Porto Santo
José Pinto's headshot

José Pinto

Sr. José Sabino da Silva
Adelaide Teixeira's headshot

Adelaide Teixeira

Transeunte Cuba

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