The Scarlet and the Black
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This article is about the 1983 film. For the Stendhal novel often translated "Scarlet and Black", see The Red and the Black.
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| Directed by | Jerry London |
| Produced by | Bill McCutchen Howard Alston (executive producer) Alfio Sugaroni (associate producer) |
| Written by | J.P. Gallagher (novel "The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican") David Butler (screenplay) |
| Starring | Gregory Peck Christopher Plummer John Gielgud Barbara Bouchet Fabiana Udenio |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno |
| Editing by | Benjamin A. Weissman |
| Release date(s) | February 2, 1983 |
| Running time | 143 min. |
| Language | English |
The Scarlet and the Black is a 1983 made for TV movie starring Gregory Peck and Christopher Plummer. This production should not be confused with the 1993 British television mini series Scarlet and Black, which starred Ewan McGregor and Rachel Weisz.
Based on J. P. Gallagher's book The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican (published in 1967), this movie tells the story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, a real life Irish Catholic priest who saved thousands of Jews and Allied POWs in Nazi-occupied Rome.
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In 1983 The Scarlet and the Black was nominated for an Emmy in the category Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special.
