The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

Drama · 1983 · 2h 23m

Movie

7.1/10 · TMDB

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

Overview

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

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

Information

Release date
2 February 1983
Director
Jerry London
Genres
Drama, History, TV Movie, War
Runtime
2h 23m
Country of origin
United States, United Kingdom

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