based on true story

The Scarlet and the Black (1983)

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Gregory Peck stars as the man who led thousands in a daring escape to freedom - right under the nose of the Gestapo.

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 & Crew

Director
Jerry London
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    Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty Gregory Peck
  • Profile picture of Christopher Plummer
    Col. Herbert Kappler Christopher Plummer
  • Profile picture of John Gielgud
    Pope Pius XII John Gielgud
  • Profile picture of Raf Vallone
    Father Vittorio Raf Vallone
  • Profile picture of Kenneth Colley
    Capt. Hirsch Kenneth Colley
  • Profile picture of Walter Gotell
    Gen. Max Helm Walter Gotell
  • Profile picture of Barbara Bouchet
    Minna Kappler Barbara Bouchet
  • Profile picture of Olga Karlatos
    Francesca Lombardo Olga Karlatos

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Keywords

  • based on true story