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"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.

Top Cast

  • Gregory Peck

    Gregory Peck

    Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty

  • Christopher Plummer

    Christopher Plummer

    Col. Herbert Kappler

  • John Gielgud

    John Gielgud

    Pope Pius XII

  • Raf Vallone

    Raf Vallone

    Father Vittorio

  • Kenneth Colley

    Kenneth Colley

    Capt. Hirsch

  • Walter Gotell

    Walter Gotell

    Gen. Max Helm

  • Barbara Bouchet

    Barbara Bouchet

    Minna Kappler

  • Olga Karlatos

    Olga Karlatos

    Francesca Lombardo

  • Julian Holloway

    Julian Holloway

    Alfred West

Overview

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.

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