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In 1943 Franciscan priest Rufino Niccacci is asked by the bishop of Assisi Giuseppe Placido Nicolini to covertly rescue Italian Jews from the Nazis. Cast. Ben Cross as Rufino Niccacci; James Mason as Monsignor Giuseppe Placido Nicolini, Bishop of Assisi; Irene Papas as Mother Giuseppina; Maximilian Schell as Colonel Valentin Müller
The Assisi Underground: Directed by Alexander Ramati. With Ben Cross, James Mason, Irene Papas, Maximilian Schell. 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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- Drama, History, War
- Alexander Ramati
- 1985-09
The Assisi Underground: The Priests Who Rescued Jews is a 1978 novel written by Alexander Ramati based on a true-life account, told by Father Rufino Niccacci, of events surrounding the Assisi Network, an effort to hide 300 Jews in the town of Assisi, Italy during World War II.
- Alexander Ramati, Rufino Niccacci
- 1978
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.
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The Assisi Underground - Full Cast & Crew. 1985. 2 hr 58 mins. Drama. PG. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Scenes of the Italian city enhance this account of the Church harboring Jews during...
