The Scarlet and the Black (1983)

The Scarlet and the Black (1983)

Gregory Peck stars as the man who led thousands in a daring escape to freedom - right under the nose of the Gestapo. 1983-02-02 Italy, United States of America, United Kingdom 143 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Gregory Peck is Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
Christopher Plummer is Col. Herbert Kappler
Col. Herbert Kappler
John Gielgud is Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII
Raf Vallone is Father Vittorio
Father Vittorio
Kenneth Colley is Capt. Hirsch
Capt. Hirsch
Walter Gotell is Gen. Max Helm
Gen. Max Helm
Barbara Bouchet is Minna Kappler
Minna Kappler
Olga Karlatos is Francesca Lombardo
Francesca Lombardo
Julian Holloway is Alfred West
Alfred West
Angelo Infanti is Father Morosini
Father Morosini
Michael Byrne is Reinhard Beck
Reinhard Beck
T. P. McKenna is Himmler