

Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
DirectorManoel de Oliveira
“Life is the journey, life is the enigma...”
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".
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Cast

Ricardo Trêpa
Manuel Luciano (1946-60)

Leonor Baldaque
Sílvia (1957-60)

Manoel de Oliveira
Manuel Luciano (2007)
Maria Isabel de Oliveira
Sílvia (2007)

Leonor Silveira
Mãe

Luis Miguel Cintra
Diretor Museu Porto Santo

José Pinto
Sr. José Sabino da Silva

Adelaide Teixeira
Transeunte Cuba

Carlos Saltão

Joaquim Custódia
Adelaide Maria Trêpa
Keith Davis
Funcionário Da Alfândega
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