"Cardinal Volponi tries to save his old friend, a priest-turned-militant communist, from being executed by the Nazis alongside 334 other hostages but struggles to reason with either the Vatican, the Nazis or his friend."
David Burke
as Cardinal Volponi
Tom Bell
as Col. Steiner
Alan Downer
as Vogel's Secretary
William Hoyland
as Volponi's Secretary
Richard Leech
as General Heidelmann
Gabrielle Lloyd
as Maria Cinelli
Stephen Muray
as Pope Pius XII
Trevor Peacock
as Father Borrelli
Tim Pigott-Smith
as Consul Vogel
Robert Putt
as Prison Guard
Christopher Saul
as Chamberlain
Sebastian Shaw
as Abbot General
Charles Huff
Editor
Oliver Bayldon
Production Design
Colin Lavers
Costume Design
Jane Howell
Director
Jim Allen
Writer
Margaret Matheson
Producer