The Assisi Underground (film)
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This article is about the 1985 film. For the book on which it is based, see The Assisi Underground.
The Assisi Underground is a 1985 American-Italian film made for television, written and directed by Alexander Ramati. It is an adaptation of his 1978 novel, The Assisi Underground: The Priest who Rescued Jews, which is based on a true-life account 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 film stars Ben Cross, Irene Papas, Maximilian Schell, Karlheinz Hackl, and James Mason in his final performance before his death in July 1984. His final role in a feature film was The Shooting Party.
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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 |
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Running time | 115 min |
Countries | United States, Italy |
Language | English |
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