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The Assisi Underground

1985
1h 55m
Drama/History/War

Where to Watch

Stream
JustWatch
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Cast

Ben Cross (Padre Rufino)James Mason (Bishop Nicolini)Irene Papas (Mother Giuseppina)Maximilian Schell (Col. Müller)Karlheinz Hackl (Capt. von Velden)Riccardo Cucciolla (Luigi Brizzi)Angelo Infanti (Giorgio Kropf)Paolo Malco (Paolo Josza)Tom Felleghy (Gen. Bremer)Delia Boccardo (Countess Cristina)Roberto Bisacco (Prof. Rieti)Didi Ramati (Mrs. Eva Rieti)Geoffrey Copleston (Police Chief Bertolucci)Venantino Venantini (Pietro)Maurice Poli (Vito)Alfredo Pea (Gino Bartali)Marne Maitland (Rabbi)Samuele Goldzader (Carlo Maionica)

Director

Alexander Ramati

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Synopsis

A simple friar and a local bishop set up a pipeline for hundreds of Jews to hide and escape the Nazis in World War II Assisi.

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