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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.
- (458)
- Drama, History, War
- Alexander Ramati
- 1985-09
It is an adaptation of his 1978 novel, The Assisi Underground: The Priest who Rescued Jews, which is based on a true-life account 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.
The Assisi Underground PG 1985 1h 55m Drama List Reviews 50% Audience Score 50+ Ratings An Italian bishop (James Mason) puts a young priest (Ben Cross) in charge of hiding Jews in a...
- (5)
- Alexander Ramati
- PG
- Ben Cross
In World War II, when the Nazis begin to round up Jews in Italy, Bishop Nicolini of Assisi tabs a Franciscan friar to organize an underground to hide and help Jews to escape to freedom. Father Rufino establishes one of the most successful large-scale Jewish rescue operations during the war.
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- Alexander Ramati
- 115 min
- 11
Ben Cross, Maximillian Schell and James Mason star in this gripping true story of faith, courage and friendship in the face of overwhelming danger when a Catholic priest attempts to lead a group of Jewish refugees safely from Nazi-occupied Italy.
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