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The Scarlet and the Black

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The Scarlet and the Black	comment	The Scarlet and the Black is a 1983 Made-for-TV Movie starring Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, and John Gielgud, about one of the lesser known heroes of World War II: Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty (Peck), an Irish priest assigned to work for the Holy Office (i.e. the Inquisition) at the Vatican.He uses his diplomatic immunity (as the Nazis have sworn to respect Vatican sovereignty on Vatican territory) to run a large and complex network hiding and protecting escaped POWs from being recaptured by the SS. His foe in this is Herbert Kappler (Plummer), a ruthless SS commander who eventually decrees that O'Flaherty will be shot on sight if he crosses the white line in St. Peter's square that delineates where Vatican power ends....
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_18dd6739	type	Dressing as the Enemy
The Scarlet and the Black / int_18dd6739	comment	Dressing as the Enemy: O'Flaherty also dresses up as an SS officer on one occasion to hear an imprisoned fellow priest's confession the night before the priest is deported to Germany.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_1c6ded94	type	Wicked Cultured
The Scarlet and the Black / int_1c6ded94	comment	Wicked Cultured: Kappler loves the music of Puccini and is fascinated by Roman myth and history.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_1eda7a32	type	I Own This Town
The Scarlet and the Black / int_1eda7a32	comment	I Own This Town: Kappler uses this as a threat to try and intimidate O'Flaherty. It's undermined somewhat by the fact that while Kappler may "own" Rome, he certainly does not "own" the Vatican. In fact, Heinrich Himmler himself warns Kappler against trying to violate Vatican neutrality. Naturally, this is where O'Flaherty runs his organisation.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_21f60711	type	Good Is Not Soft
The Scarlet and the Black / int_21f60711	comment	Good Is Not Soft: Father O'Flaherty is absolutely fearless and uncompromising, on top of being an adept boxer.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_28f852ea	type	Wholesome Crossdresser
The Scarlet and the Black / int_28f852ea	comment	Wholesome Crossdresser: One of O'Flaherty's disguises is as a nun.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_319e4a2f	type	Even Evil Has Standards
The Scarlet and the Black / int_319e4a2f	comment	Even Evil Has Standards: Italian Fascist collaborators refuse to execute Father Morosini. Kappler has to kill him himself.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_440d1d0b	type	Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
The Scarlet and the Black / int_440d1d0b	comment	Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: Despite Ireland's decision of Isolationism, Father O'Flaherty insists the the Allied troops and Jewish refugees need refuge.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_5d7cfc66	type	The Jeeves
The Scarlet and the Black / int_5d7cfc66	comment	The Jeeves: 'Alfred West' (in real life named John May) is the butler of the British ambassador D'Arcy Osborne. Refusing to help O'Flaherty directly, Osborne 'lends' West out to O'Flaherty in what seems like a dismissive gesture...until O'Flaherty realises that West is an absolute genius at getting anything from the black market as well as saving O'Flaherty's life on one occasion.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_619985d7	type	Sacrificial Lion
The Scarlet and the Black / int_619985d7	comment	Sacrificial Lion: Father Morosini is captured, tortured, and later executed by Kappler for aiding partisans. The same fate befalls Father Vittorio (though his implied death isn't shown).
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_63d861f8	type	Even Evil Has Loved Ones
The Scarlet and the Black / int_63d861f8	comment	Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Kappler is clearly devoted to his wife and two children, and his first priority before Rome falls to the Allies is to get them out of the city safely before they're captured by partisans.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_78629e9c	type	Badass Pacifist
The Scarlet and the Black / int_78629e9c	comment	Badass Pacifist: Though he carries no weapon and doesn't kill a single occupying German soldier, Father O'Flaherty gets under the skin of Kappler and the other Nazis as much if not more than any partisan by saving POWs and political prisoners from the Nazis and their collaborators.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_7febc23b	type	Establishing Character Moment
The Scarlet and the Black / int_7febc23b	comment	Establishing Character Moment: Father O'Flaherty is first seen in a boxing ring, coaching a young man who he knocks down, and then gently helps up and gives advice on why he lost the fight. It shows that O'Flaherty is kind, but hardly weak or soft.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_86b21114	type	Badass Boast
The Scarlet and the Black / int_86b21114	comment	Badass Boast: O'Flaherty delivers one of these to Kappler after the Nazi has threatened him with arrest if he leaves Vatican territory:
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_95b7c400	type	Faux Affably Evil
The Scarlet and the Black / int_95b7c400	comment	Faux Affably Evil: Kappler is polite and well-mannered in his dealings with the Vatican and even in his interactions with Rome's chief rabbi. However, he's an absolutely ruthless killer behind the facade.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_acecb17d	type	Chekhov's Skill
The Scarlet and the Black / int_acecb17d	comment	Chekhov's Skill: The opening scenes show Hugh O'Flaherty teaching a boxing class. His skills as a boxer later enable him to fend off two knife-wielding assassins sent by Kappler.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_ad1db87c	type	Oh, Crap!
The Scarlet and the Black / int_ad1db87c	comment	Oh, Crap!: Kappler's reaction when he hears that Himmler is in Italy and wants to ask him about his progress in stopping O'Flaherty, and that Hitler himself has explicitly forbidden ANY violation of Vatican sovereignty.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_ae3d6438	type	Deadpan Snarker
The Scarlet and the Black / int_ae3d6438	comment	Deadpan Snarker: Pope Pius XII has his moments, such as in the film's opener when a Nazi officer tells him to communicate to the outside world that the German army and in particular the SS have been acting correctly towards him and the Vatican. The Pope's witheringly dry response is to say that he will be sure to communicate that he was asked to say that. O'Flaherty indulges in this as well:
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_bb17a310	type	PlayingHamlet
The Scarlet and the Black / int_bb17a310	comment	Playing Hamlet: Or alternatively, a case of Age Lift. Gregory Peck was in his mid-60s, whereas Father O'Flaherty was in his late 40s towards the end of the Second World War. Similarly, Kappler, who would have been in his mid-30s at the time, was portrayed by a 50-something Christopher Plummer.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_bc37d80d	type	So Proud of You
The Scarlet and the Black / int_bc37d80d	comment	So Proud of You: The Pope delivers one of these to O'Flaherty for all he's done when Rome is liberated.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_bc74ef27	type	Berserk Button
The Scarlet and the Black / int_bc74ef27	comment	Berserk Button: O'Flaherty gets one when Kappler asks him to transport his wife and children to safety, saying to him that you cannot just demand forgiveness for the asking (He still does it, however).
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_d03fc3f1	type	Good Shepherd
The Scarlet and the Black / int_d03fc3f1	comment	Good Shepherd: Hugh O'Flaherty and the priests and nuns that work under him
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_da46a2c0	type	Hollywood Atheist
The Scarlet and the Black / int_da46a2c0	comment	Hollywood Atheist: Kappler delivers a speech where he expresses viewpoints like this towards the end when it looked like O'Flaherty wasn't going to help him get his family out of Rome-and out of Italy-before Italy's partisans find them. This is somewhat ironic, as the final text crawl notes say the real Kappler eventually converted to Catholicism while in prison.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_e35ab565	type	Indy Ploy
The Scarlet and the Black / int_e35ab565	comment	Indy Ploy: O'Flaherty develops one-forgery of Kappler's signature-in order to get a friend out of the jail.
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The Scarlet and the Black / int_fd7267dd	type	Master of Disguise
The Scarlet and the Black / int_fd7267dd	comment	Master of Disguise: O'Flaherty turns out to be quite good at disguising himself in order to get around Rome unnoticed.
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