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The Scarlet and the Black is a 1983 Italian-American international co-production made-for-television historical war drama film directed by Jerry London, and starring Gregory Peck and Christopher Plummer.
Feb 2, 1983 · The Scarlet and the Black: Directed by Jerry London. With Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, John Gielgud, Raf Vallone. Vatican efforts, led by Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, to save Allied P.O.W.s and downed Allied airmen as the Nazis invade Rome.
- (3.8K)
- Drama, History, War
- Jerry London
- 1983-02-02
Jul 6, 2020 · This award-winning film starring Christopher Plummer and Gregory Peck, and featuring a score by legendary composer Ennio Morricone, tells the true story of a Holy Office notary who, during Nazi...
- 144 min
- 1.1M
- Miami Jewish Film Festival
Defying a Nazi colonel (Christopher Plummer), Vatican Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty (Gregory Peck) hides thousands of escaped POWs in occupied Rome.
- (79)
- Jerry London
- Drama
- Gregory Peck
Based on a true story set in WWII Rome, THE SCARLET AND THE BLACK stars Gregory Peck as Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty. O'Flaherty used the Vatican, which had diplomatic neutrality, as a base of operations to save thousands of Allied POWs, in a long, elaborate, and deadly game of cat and mouse with German Colonel Herbert Kappler (Christopher Plummer).
- Twentieth Century Fox
- Jerry London
The Scarlet and the Black. Summaries. Vatican efforts, led by Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, to save Allied P.O.W.s and downed Allied airmen as the Nazis invade Rome. 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.
Also known as The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican, The Scarlet and the Black tells the true story of a Holy Office notary who, during Nazi occupation of Rome, covertly ran an underground railroad for Jews, anti-Fascists, and escaped Allied POWs.
