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The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black
★ 7.1/10•1983•2h 23m•PG•Drama•History•TV Movie

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.

David Butler · Screenplay

Jerry London · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 23m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 2, 1983

Actors

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Col. Herbert Kappler

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Pope Pius XII

Raf Vallone

Raf Vallone

Father Vittorio

Kenneth Colley

Kenneth Colley

Capt. Hirsch

Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

Gen. Max Helm

Barbara Bouchet

Barbara Bouchet

Minna Kappler

Olga Karlatos

Olga Karlatos

Francesca Lombardo

Julian Holloway

Julian Holloway

Alfred West

Angelo Infanti

Angelo Infanti

Father Morosini

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Reinhard Beck

T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Himmler

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Count Langenthal

John Terry

John Terry

Lt. Jack Manning

Peter Burton

Peter Burton

Sir D'Arcy Osborne

Fabiana Udenio

Fabiana Udenio

Guila Lombardo

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