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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Status | Ended | |
Original Name | Perlasca - Un eroe italiano | |
First Air Date | January 28, 2002 | |
Last Air Date | February 4, 2002 | |
Seasons | 1 | |
Episodes | 2 | |
Episode Runtime | 1h 38min | |
Language | Italian | |
Original Language | Italian | |
Production Countries | France, Hungary, Italy, Sweden | |
Production Companies | PalomarRai FictionFocus FilmHamster ProductionsFrance 2SVT | |
Networks | Rai 1 |