The Scarlet and the Black (1983)

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Released:
1983-02-02

Overview:
Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.

Director:
Jerry London

Runtime:
2h 23min

Genre:
Drama, History, TV Movie, War

  • Cast:
  • Gregory Peck
    as
    Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
  • Christopher Plummer
    as
    Col. Herbert Kappler
  • John Gielgud
    as
    Pope Pius XII
  • Raf Vallone
    as
    Father Vittorio
  • Kenneth Colley
    as
    Capt. Hirsch