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The Scarlet and the Black

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The Scarlet and the Black
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2hrs 25min
Genres:
Drama,Action,War
Release:
1983
Director:
Jerry London
Distributor:
Live/Artisan
Starring:
Barbara Bouchet, Kenneth Colley, John Gielgud  ...more
Synopsis: Gregory Peck had made scattered television appearances before, but the 3-hour Scarlet and the Black was his first starring assignment in a made-for-TV movie. Peck plays Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, a real-life cleric who, during World War II, rescued thousands of escaped POWs from the Gestapo. Christopher Plummer co-stars as the Rome-based SS official who tries to catch O'Flaherty in the act. The film won several industry and religious awards, and earned three Emmy nominations. Based on J. P. Gallagher's ... Full Synopsis
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Mike Cummings, AMG Review
Nazi jackboots echo in the Vatican as Hitler's henchmen try to find out who has been smuggling Jews and English soldiers out of Rome. And the game is on in this unheralded 1983 thriller based on a true story. The film pits Irish priest Msgr. Hugh O'Flaherty (Gregory Peck) against Rome's Gestapo chief Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler (Christopher Plummer). Peck plays the priest as a wily and witty man of conscience ... Full Review
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