Vatican efforts, lead by Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, to save Allied P.O.W.s and downed Allied airmen as the Nazis invade Rome.
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Title: The Scarlet and the Black (TV Movie 1983)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Gregory Peck | ... | Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty | |
| Christopher Plummer | ... | Col. Herbert Kappler | |
| John Gielgud | ... | Pope Pius XII (as Sir John Gielgud) | |
| Raf Vallone | ... | Father Vittorio | |
| Kenneth Colley | ... | Capt. Hirsch (as Ken Colley) | |
| Walter Gotell | ... | Gen. Max Helm | |
| Barbara Bouchet | ... | Minna Kappler | |
| Julian Holloway | ... | Alfred West | |
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Angelo Infanti | ... | Father Morosini |
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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 | |
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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. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty: I am.
Col. Herbert Kappler: Not afraid I'll shoot you?
Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty: No. If you were going to kill me, your man would have already done it in my room.
Col. Herbert Kappler: That is so.
[pause]
Col. Herbert Kappler: But believe me, at this moment, nothing would give me greater pleasure.
Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty: Well, when it comes down to it, a bullet's your answer to just about everything, isn't it? The only argument you've got.
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One of three occasions in his career in which Sir John Gielgud played a Pope. The other two were The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968), where he played the fictional Pope Pius XIII, and Elizabeth (1998), where he played the real-life Pope Pius V. See more »Goofs
When the priest, disguised as a Sturmbahnführer, is eluding his pursuers, the film is shown reversed; medal ribbons and collar insignia are on the wrong sides. See more »Quotes
Col. Herbert Kappler: You're alone?Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty: I am.
Col. Herbert Kappler: Not afraid I'll shoot you?
Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty: No. If you were going to kill me, your man would have already done it in my room.
Col. Herbert Kappler: That is so.
[pause]
Col. Herbert Kappler: But believe me, at this moment, nothing would give me greater pleasure.
Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty: Well, when it comes down to it, a bullet's your answer to just about everything, isn't it? The only argument you've got.
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Based on a true story set during World War II in Rome, this made for television movie stars Gregory Peck in yet another fine role,(as if he could ever do a bad one.)The supporting cast is also amazing with fine performances from Christopher Plummer and Sir John Gielgud, with Raf Valone, Vernon Dobchef and Walter Gotell among others.
It is a fast paced history/war/drama/thriller in the mold of such films as "The Third Man," and "The Thirty Nine Steps." The frenetic musical score of Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly) helps to keep the pace on the edge of you seat. This is simply some fine film making at its very best, and I highly recommend it, if you have not already had a chance to see it. Just a beautiful film.