The Assisi Underground (film)
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| Directed by | Alexander Ramati |
| Written by | Alexander Ramati |
| Screenplay by | Alexander Ramati |
| Based on | The Assisi Underground by Alexander Ramati |
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| Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno |
| Edited by | Michael J. Duthie |
| Music by | Dov Seltzer |
Production company | Golan-Globus Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Assisi Underground is a 1985 American film directed and written by Alexander Ramati. It is based on his novel of the same name. It stars Ben Cross, Irene Papas, Maximilian Schell, Karlheinz Hackl, and James Mason in his final released film role. (Mason had completed a further film, The Shooting Party, before his death, which was released before this picture.)
Premise[]
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 Giuseppe Placido Nicolini
- Irene Papas as Mother Giuseppina
- Maximilian Schell as Colonel Valentin Müller
- Karlheinz Hackl as Captain von Velden
- Geoffrey Copleston as Chief of Police Bertolucci
- Riccardo Cucciolla as Luigi Brizi
- Angelo Infanti as Giorgio Kropf
- Delia Boccardo as Countess Cristina
- Paolo Malco as Paolo Josza
- Roberto Bisacco as Professor Rieti
- Edmund Purdom as Cardinal Della Costa
- Venantino Venantini as Pietro
- Maurice Poli as Vito
- Giancarlo Prete as Col. Gay
- Alessandra Mussolini as Sister Beata
- Riccardo Salvino as Otto Maionica
- Greta Vayan as Rita Maionica
Critical response[]
The film received a poor critical response.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Tatum, Charles. "The Assisi Underground". eFilmCritic. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti, Il Mereghetti. Dizionario dei Film 2008, Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 2007.
External links[]
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- 1985 films
- English-language films
- 1985 drama films
- Films directed by Alexander Ramati
- American films
- American drama films
- American World War II films
- Holocaust films
- Films based on Polish novels
- Films set in 1943
- Films set in Italy
- World War II films based on actual events
- Films about Catholicism
- Golan-Globus films
- Films produced by Menahem Golan
- 1980s drama film stubs