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Olga(2004)
Status: Released
Date: 2004-08-20
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198 Votes
Time: 2h 21m
Overview:
Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.
Languages: German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian.
Countries:
Brazil
ProductionCompanies: 
Lumiere
Nexus Cinema e Vídeo
Europa Filmes
Movie: Olga
Top 10 Billed Cast
Camila Morgado
Olga Benário
Caco Ciocler
Luís Carlos Prestes
Edgar Amorim
Agildo Barata
Leona Cavalli
Maria
Eliane Giardini
Eugénie Benário
Zé Carlos Machado
Ministro da guerra
Osmar Prado
Getúlio Vargas
Werner Schünemann
Arthur Ewert
Odilon Wagner
Capitão Navio
Murilo Rosa
Estevan
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