Cardinal Volponi tries to save his old friend, a priest-turned-militant communist, from being executed by the Nazis alongside 334 other hostages but struggles to reason with either the Vatican, the Nazis or his friend.
David Burke
Cardinal Volponi
Tom Bell
Col. Steiner
Alan Downer
Vogel's Secretary
William Hoyland
Volponi's Secretary
Richard Leech
General Heidelmann
Gabrielle Lloyd
Maria Cinelli
Stephen Muray
Pope Pius XII
Trevor Peacock
Father Borrelli
Tim Pigott-Smith
Consul Vogel
Robert Putt
Prison Guard
Christopher Saul
Chamberlain
Sebastian Shaw
Abbot General
Jane Howell
Director
Jim Allen
Writer
Margaret Matheson
Producer
May 12, 2021
Feb 2, 1983
Mar 30, 2015
Jun 1, 2012
Feb 7, 2020
Nov 20, 2024
Nov 4, 2001
Oct 9, 2017
BBC
GB
United Kingdom
English