| Release Date: | Feb 1983 |
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| Genres: | Drama / History / War |
| Awards: | Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations |
| Runtime: | 136 min |
| Cast: | Gregory Peck (Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty), Christopher Plummer (Col. Herbert Kappler), John Gielgud (Pope Pius XII) Raf Vallone (Father Vittorio) Kenneth Colley (Capt. Hirsch (as Ken Colley)) Walter Gotell (Gen. Max Helm) Barbara Bouchet (Minna Kappler) Julian Holloway (Alfred West) Angelo Infanti (Father Morosini) Olga Karlatos (Francesca Lombardo) Michael Byrne (Reinhard Beck) T.P. McKenna (Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler) Vernon Dobtcheff (Count Langenthal) John Terry (Lt. Jack Manning) Peter Burton (Sir D'Arcy Osborne) Phillip Hatton (Lt. Harry Barnett) Mark Lewis (Cpl. Les Tate) Fabiana Udenio (Guila Lombardo) Marne Maitland (Papal Secretary) Remo Remotti (Rabbi Leoni) Giovanni Crippa (Simon Weiss) Billy Boyle (Paddy Doyle) Itaco Nardulli (Franz Kappler) Cariddi Nardulli (Liesel Kappler (as Carridi Nardulli)) Alessandra Cozzo (Emilia Lombardo) William Berger (U.S. Intelligence Officer (as Bill...) Edmund Purdom (British Intelligence Officer /...) Gabriella D'Olive (Mother Superior) Cesarina Tacconi (Pregnant Woman) David Brandon (SS Officer) Sergio Nicolai (Firing Squad Officer) Bruno Corazzari (Coalman) Stelio Candelli (O'Flaherty's Secretary) Francesco Carnelutti (Cameriere Segreto) Paul Muller () Gabriele Ferzetti (Prince Mataeo (uncredited)) |
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 diplomatic status in a Catholic country prevents Colonel Kappler from openly arresting him, but O'Flaherty's activities become so large that the Nazi's decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican. O'Flaherty continues his work in a variety of disguises. Based on a true story.
