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The Scarlet and the Black

7.019832h 23mPGMovieDramaHistoryTV Movie

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.

DirectorJerry London
WriterDavid Butler
ProducerBill McCutchen

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Cast · Directed by Jerry London

GPGregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
CPChristopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer
Col. Herbert Kappler
JGJohn Gielgud
John Gielgud
Pope Pius XII
RVRaf Vallone
Raf Vallone
Father Vittorio
KCKenneth Colley
Kenneth Colley
Capt. Hirsch
WGWalter Gotell
Walter Gotell
Gen. Max Helm
BBBarbara Bouchet
Barbara Bouchet
Minna Kappler
OKOlga Karlatos
Olga Karlatos
Francesca Lombardo
JHJulian Holloway
Julian Holloway
Alfred West
AIAngelo Infanti
Angelo Infanti
Father Morosini
MBMichael Byrne
Michael Byrne
Reinhard Beck
TMT. P. McKenna
T. P. McKenna
Himmler

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The Scarlet and the Black is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and Philo in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video. It's not currently on Netflix.

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Yes — The Scarlet and the Black is included with an Amazon Prime Video subscription in United States as of September 2026.

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Is The Scarlet and the Black based on a true story?

Yes — The Scarlet and the Black is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).