Poster for the movie The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983 • 143 minutes
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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.

Picture of Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty

Picture of Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Col. Herbert Kappler

Picture of John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Pope Pius XII

Picture of Raf Vallone

Raf Vallone

Father Vittorio

Picture of Kenneth Colley

Kenneth Colley

Capt. Hirsch

Picture of Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

Gen. Max Helm

Picture of Barbara Bouchet

Barbara Bouchet

Minna Kappler

Picture of Olga Karlatos

Olga Karlatos

Francesca Lombardo

Picture of Julian Holloway

Julian Holloway

Alfred West

Picture of Angelo Infanti

Angelo Infanti

Father Morosini

Picture of Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Reinhard Beck

Picture of T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Himmler

Picture of Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Count Langenthal

Picture of John Terry

John Terry

Lt. Jack Manning

Picture of Peter Burton

Peter Burton

Sir D'Arcy Osborne

Picture of Fabiana Udenio

Fabiana Udenio

Guila Lombardo

Picture of Billy Boyle

Billy Boyle

Paddy

Picture of Phillip Hatton

Phillip Hatton

Lt. Harry Barnett

Picture of Marne Maitland

Marne Maitland

Papal Secretary

Picture of Remo Remotti

Remo Remotti

Rabbi Leoni

Picture of Mark Lewis

Mark Lewis

Picture of Giovanni Crippa

Giovanni Crippa

Picture of Itaco Nardulli

Itaco Nardulli

Picture of Cariddi Nardulli

Cariddi Nardulli

Picture of William Berger

William Berger

Picture of Edmund Purdom

Edmund Purdom

Picture of Gabriella D'Olive

Gabriella D'Olive