MOVIE

The Scarlet and the Black

Name: The Scarlet and the Black
Director: Jerry London
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie, War
Released: 1983-02-02
Cast: Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, John Gielgud, Raf Vallone, Kenneth Colley

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

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.

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… + more