The Scarlet and the Black
“Gregory Peck stars as the man who led thousands in a daring escape to freedom - right under the nose of the Gestapo.”
Synopsis
Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official from 1943 to 1945 who has been involved in hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and families associated with the Italian resistance. His operations become so extensive that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.
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Principal cast & crew: 19
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Edited by Benjamin A WeissmanShot by Giuseppe RotunnoScored by Ennio MorriconeDesigned by John Stoll
Also known as
- Im Wendekreis des Kreuzesde
- La Pourpre et le Noirfr
- Scarlatto e neroit
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Gregory Peck
as Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
Christopher Plummer
as Col. Herbert Kappler
John Gielgud
as Pope Pius XII
Raf Vallone
as Father Vittorio
Kenneth Colley
as Capt. Hirsch
Walter Gotell
as Gen. Max Helm
Barbara Bouchet
as Minna Kappler
Julian Holloway
as Alfred West
Angelo Infanti
as Father Morosini
Olga Karlatos
as Francesca Lombardo
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