The Scarlet and the Black

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Gregory Peck Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty

Christopher Plummer Col. Herbert Kappler

John Gielgud Pope Pius XII

Raf Vallone Father Vittorio

Kenneth Colley Capt. Hirsch