The Assisi Underground

May 3, 1985

1h 55m

★ 5.2

Overview

This film sheds light on the role of the Catholic Church and the people of Assisi in rescuing Italian Jews from the Nazis in 1943.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

The Cannon Group

Golan-Globus Productions

The Assisi Underground Trailers

Cast

Padre Rufino

Ben Cross

Bishop Nicolini

James Mason

Mother Giuseppina

Irene Papas

Col. Müller

Maximilian Schell

Capt. von Velden

Karlheinz Hackl

Paolo Josza

Paolo Malco

Vito

Maurice Poli

Col. Gay

Giancarlo Prete

Cardinal Della Costa

Edmund Purdom

General Bremer

Tom Felleghy

Luigi Brizzi

Riccardo Cucciolla

Giorgio Kropf

Angelo Infanti

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