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Ben cross and james mason play real life priest and bishop who concoct an almost full hardy plan to hide jews in the monasteries and. The assisi underground is a reasonable movie produced by with a description of the movie is 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. Title assisi underground year 1985 distributors guild home video classified dates 01091985 bbfc reference atavf014201. The assisi underground 1985 pg 1h 55min drama, history, war september 1985 usa 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.
The assisi underground also benefits from some quality in the castben cross in the leading role, as the selfdoubting but ultimately courageous padre rufino, and an elderly james mason as the bishop. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The assisi underground 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The assisi underground 1985 alexander ramati, guiseppe. Marshall, chris noth, martin donovan miniseries on.
The assisi underground is a 1985 english film stars ben cross, alexander ramati, james mason, irene papas, maximilian schell, karlheinz hackl, paolo malco, maurice poli, giancarlo prete, edmund purdom, tom felleghy, riccardo cucciolla, angelo infanti, delia boccardo, roberto bisacco, didi ramati, geoffrey copleston, venantino venantini, alfredo pea, marne maitland, samuele goldzader, paolo giusti, eurilla del bono, sergio nicolai. Francis, the th century monk known as the founder of the franciscan order. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Title assisi underground year 1985 distributors guild home video classified dates 0109 1985 bbfc reference atavf014201. Its likely to have special appeal to catholics, as its clearly intended as a salute not just to the heroes of assisi, but to all those of. Saint francis of assisi abandoned a life of luxury for a life devoted to christianity. Oct 04, 2016 inspired by his meeting with father rufino, he set out to tell the story of the underground from the priests point of view. Francesco 1989 f one of the 15 films listed in the category religion on the vatican film list. Maximilian schell active 1955 2012 born dec 8, 1930 in vienna, austria died feb 1, 2014 genres drama overview v. Francis of assisi is a biographic film based upon the life of st. Filmed in assisi, a film about italys finest hour may in fact be italys finest hour. I only wish i had read the book before going there.
A film version of the novel was released in 1985, starring ben cross as father rufino. The story of italian priests hiding jews in the chapel of st. It starred bradford dillman in one of his few sympathetic leading film roles he usually played a villainous character onscreen. Set during world war ii, the assisi underground deals with the efforts made by a handful of hardy european souls to rescue jews from the holocaust. In the years after the war, ramati interviewed father rufino. When in assisi, our tour guide mentioned the underground and the book. Overview of assisi underground, the, 1985, directed by alexander ramati, with james mason, tom felleghy, maximilian schell, at turner classic movies. Its a story about a priest in assisi, and his and others efforts to save innocent people, risking everything. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best sound quality and best starring actors. The assisi underground 1985 watch online 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.
Assisi underground 1985 au revoir infants 1987 p, s come to the stable 1949. The assisi underground 1985 an italian bishop james mason puts a young priest ben cross in charge of hiding jews in a nazioccupied city. I have to say that rereading the assisi underground not only from the angle of studying the negotiations in the book but also after ive lived in assisi for a year, it was a completely different ive read this book before, as research for the historical fiction novella set inwwii italy which i wrote for my senior honors thesis. An italian bishop puts a young priest in charge of hiding jews in a nazioccupied city. Recounts the successful efforts of padre rufino niccacci and other residents of assisi to shelter and protect three hundred jews and to provide others with false papers, all under the noses of the nazi. Francis of assisi film pax et bonum communications. The priests who rescued jews is a 1978 novel written by alexander ramati based on a truelife 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. The assisi underground based on the bestselling documentary novel, this film sheds light on the work done by the catholic church and the people of assisi to rescue several hundred italian jews from nazi execution following the german occupation of italy in 1943. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. The assisi underground is a 1985 american film directed, written and based on the novel of the same name by alexander ramati. Ben cross full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
Ben cross, james mason, irene papas, alexander ramati, yoram globus, menahem golan, john thompson. It includes his missionary trip to egypt and his preaching of the gospel to the sultan malik alkamil. Scenes of the italian city enhance this account of the church harboring jews during wwii. In the italian town of assisi during world war ii, 300 jews were. L libro e lottato in uruguay il 8 giugno 1988 da obsession universal con sua tipo rgs, riparato nella luogo illustrazione unico su 98. The assisi underground cannon films, 1985 movie trailer. With ben cross, james mason, irene papas, maximilian schell. The assisi underground 1985 a film by alexander ramati brother sun, sister moon 1972 a film by franco zeffirelli.
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