Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John (1973) (TV)

Regisseur:

Buzz Kulik

Drehbuchautor:

John McGreevey (writer)

Premierendatum:

22. April 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Biographie | Drama

Plot:

During World War II, Archbishop Angelo Roncalli attempts to save Jews in Italy from Nazi exterminators. |

Plot Keywords:

WWII In Italy | Catholic Church | Pope | Archbishop | German Army

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win

Nutzerkommentare:

The Church Did Try to Save Jews in World War II; This Film Shows How

Besetzung

Raymond Burr	...	Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
Don Galloway	...	Monsignor Thomas Ryan
David Opatoshu	...	Rabbi Isaac Herzog
John Colicos	...	Numan Menemengioglu
Henry Darrow	...	Calheiros de Menezes
Eric Braeden	...	Col. Gunter Kroll
Scott Hylands	...	Captain Melech Ben Zvi
Aliza Gur	...	Rachel Friedman (as Alizia Gur)
Gil Anov	...	Joseph Kahn
Penny Santon	...	Maria Roncalli
Peter von Zerneck	...	Ambassador Franz Von Pappen
Diana Ferziger	...	Marta
Clete Roberts	...	Clete Roberts

Länge:

USA:60 Min (including commercials)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Firma:

Universal TV

The Church Did Try to Save Jews in World War II; This Film Shows How

The Roman Catholic Church has come under attack recently for its supposed "silence" with regard to the Holocaust in World War II. This is a rare film that demonstrates the actual record.

Angelo Roncalli, who later became Pope John XXIII, was serving as the Holy See's Apostolic Nuncio (ambassador) to Turkey in World War II when Germany sought to pressure Turkey to expel Jewish refugees there. The film shows how Roncalli foiled this effort. His was one of many similar efforts across Europe.

I would also recommend, for those interested in films in this general area, "The Scarlet and the Black," a 1983 made-for-TV movie with Gregory Peck as Monsignor Flanigan and Christopher Plummer as the Nazi officer.