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 Nazis 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.
Directed By
Jerry LondonWritten By
David Butler, J.P. GallagherStudio
Bill McCutchen Productions, RAI, ITC EntertainmentCast of The Scarlet and the Black
Gregory PeckMonsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
Christopher PlummerCol. Herbert Kappler
John GielgudPope Pius XII
Raf ValloneFather Vittorio
Kenneth ColleyCapt. Hirsch
Walter GotellGen. Max Helm
Barbara BouchetMinna Kappler
Olga KarlatosFrancesca Lombardo
Julian HollowayAlfred West
Angelo InfantiFather Morosini
Michael ByrneReinhard Beck
T. P. McKennaHimmler
Vernon DobtcheffCount Langenthal
John TerryLt. Jack Manning
Peter BurtonSir D'Arcy Osborne
Fabiana UdenioGuila Lombardo
Billy BoylePaddy
Phillip HattonLt. Harry Barnett
Marne MaitlandPapal Secretary
Remo RemottiRabbi Leoni
