The Assisi Underground

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.

Cast

Ben Cross

as Padre Rufino

James Mason

as Bishop Nicolini

Irene Papas

as Mother Giuseppina

Maximilian Schell

as Col. Müller

Karlheinz Hackl

as Capt. von Velden

Paolo Malco

as Paolo Josza

Maurice Poli

as Vito

Giancarlo Prete

as Col. Gay

Edmund Purdom

as Cardinal Della Costa

Tom Felleghy

as General Bremer

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