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A Choice of Evils

Apr 19, 1977 · 1h 15m
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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.

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CAST

David Burke
Cardinal Volponi
Tom Bell
Col. Steiner
Alan Downer
Vogel's Secretary
William Hoyland
Volponi's Secretary
Richard Leech
General Heidelmann
Gabrielle Lloyd
Maria Cinelli
Stephen Muray
Pope Pius XII
Trevor Peacock
Father Borrelli
Directed by Jane Howell

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Original language
EN
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Production
BBC
Country
GB
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