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No Vested Interest

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Tue Mar 21, 2017, 02:36 PM Mar 2017

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty, WWII Irish priest Saved 1000s of Jews and others in Rome

The movie, "The Scarlet and the Black", was shown the other night on TBN, a network I seldom watch.
I happened upon the film, seeing Gregory Peck in the priestly clothing of the roman collar, and stopped and saw it through to the end.
What followed was a most engaging and exciting story of an Irish native (and therefore a neutral in WWII) working in the Vatican.

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty was involved in ransoming and hiding thousands of Jews and others sought by the Nazi occupation forces in Rome in the early part of WWII. The Nazi commandant Keppler was aware of Fr. O'Flaherty's activities, but could not catch him, as the priest managed to stay just one step ahead of the Nazis.

I recommend this film to those who haven't heard of Fr. O'Flaherty, (as I had not), and who enjoy the acting of Gregory Peck and a thriller until the end. I intend to learn more of Fr. O'Flaherty's story.

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Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty, WWII Irish priest Saved 1000s of Jews and others in Rome (Original Post) No Vested Interest Mar 2017 OP
I saw it a long time ago Frances Mar 2017 #1
Check out this site shrike Mar 2017 #2

Frances

(8,531 posts)
1. I saw it a long time ago
Tue Mar 21, 2017, 02:44 PM
Mar 2017

A good movie and of course Gregory Peck was excellent

Our world would be a different place today if Gregory Peck had run for and been elected CA governor instead of Ronald Reagan, who came to believe that GE stuff he was peddling prior to getting into politics

shrike

(3,817 posts)
2. Check out this site
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 01:05 PM
Mar 2017
http://www.hughoflaherty.com/

I, too, saw the movie. Very moving. My husband, who is not Catholic, also loved it. There's also a book, The Vatican Pimpernel.
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