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*BadassBoast: O'Flaherty delivers one of these to Kappler after the Nazi has threatened him with arrest if he leaves Vatican territory:
-->'''Kappler''': You listen to me, priest...
-->'''O'Flaherty''': No, ''you'' listen to me! I'm from a neutral country. I have diplomatic immunity. I am a member of the Holy Office of the Catholic Church. You ''cannot'' tell me what to do.
-->'''Kappler''': You listen to me, priest...
-->'''O'Flaherty''': No, ''you'' listen to me! I'm from a neutral country. I have diplomatic immunity. I am a member of the Holy Office of the Catholic Church. You ''cannot'' tell me what to do.
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** O'Flaherty indulges in this as well:
--->'''Kappler''': You stay behind that white line or you'll spend the rest of the war in Regina Caeli Prison!
--->'''O'Flaherty''': The way the war is going, that might not be long at all.
--->'''Kappler''': You stay behind that white line or you'll spend the rest of the war in Regina Caeli Prison!
--->'''O'Flaherty''': The way the war is going, that might not be long at all.
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* BadassPacifist: 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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* BadassPacifist: 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 [=POWs=] and political prisoners from the Nazis and their collaborators.
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* PlayingHamlet: Creator/GregoryPeck was in his mid-60s, whereas Father O'Flaherty was in his late 40s towards the end of the Second World War. Could also be a case of AgeLift.
* SacrificialLion: Father Morosini is captured, tortured, and later executed by Kappler for aiding partisans. The same fate befalls Father Vittorio (though his death isn't shown).
* SacrificialLion: Father Morosini is captured, tortured, and later executed by Kappler for aiding partisans. The same fate befalls Father Vittorio (though his death isn't shown).
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* PlayingHamlet: Or alternatively, a case of AgeLift. Creator/GregoryPeck was in his mid-60s, whereas Father O'Flaherty was in his late 40s towards the end of the Second World War. Could also be Similarly, Kappler, who would have been in his mid-30s at the time, was portrayed by a case of AgeLift.
50-something Creator/ChristopherPlummer.
* SacrificialLion: 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).
* SacrificialLion: 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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* WickedCultured: Kappler loves the music of Puccini and is fascinated by Roman myth and history.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: 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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* GoodIsNotSoft: Father O'Flaherty is absolutely fearless and uncompromising, on top of being an adept boxer.
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* BadassPacifist: 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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* ChekhovsSkill: The opening scenes show Hugh O'Flaherty teaching a boxing class. His skills as a boxer become very useful later on.
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* ChekhovsSkill: The opening scenes show Hugh O'Flaherty teaching a boxing class. His skills as a boxer become very useful later on.enable him to fend off two knife-wielding assassins sent by Kappler.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Kappler's non combatant wife and two children.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Kappler's non combatant Kappler is clearly devoted to his wife and two children.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.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Italian Fascist collaborators refuse to execute Father Morosini. Kappler has to kill him himself.
* FauxAffablyEvil: 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.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Italian Fascist collaborators refuse to execute Father Morosini. Kappler has to kill him himself.
* FauxAffablyEvil: 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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* PlayingHamlet: Creator/GregoryPeck was in his mid-60s, whereas Father O'Flaherty was in his late 40s towards the end of the Second World War. Could also be a case of AgeLift.
* SacrificialLion: Father Morosini is captured, tortured, and later executed by Kappler for aiding partisans. The same fate befalls Father Vittorio (though his death isn't shown).
* SacrificialLion: Father Morosini is captured, tortured, and later executed by Kappler for aiding partisans. The same fate befalls Father Vittorio (though his death isn't shown).
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* SoProudOfYou: The ''Pope'' delivers one of these to O'Flaherty for all he's done when Rome is liberated.
--->"In this imperfect world, you may never receive the honor that is due to you. But I want you to know that in my heart, ''I'' honor you."
--->"In this imperfect world, you may never receive the honor that is due to you. But I want you to know that in my heart, ''I'' honor you."
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''The Scarlet and the Black'' is a 1983 MadeForTVMovie starring Creator/GregoryPeck, Creator/ChristopherPlummer, and Creator/JohnGielgud, about one of the lesser known heroes of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: 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 [=POW=]s 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'' is a 1983 MadeForTVMovie starring Creator/GregoryPeck, Creator/ChristopherPlummer, and Creator/JohnGielgud, about one of the lesser known heroes of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty (Peck), an Irish priest assigned to work for the Holy Office (i.e. the Inquisition) at the Vatican. 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 [=POW=]s 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....
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 [=POW=]s 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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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Despite Ireland’s decision of Isolationism, Father O’Flaherty insists the the Allied troops and Jewish refugees need refuge.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Despite Ireland’s Ireland's decision of Isolationism, Father O’Flaherty O'Flaherty insists the the Allied troops and Jewish refugees need refuge.
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* ScrewTheRules,I’mDoingWhat’sRight: Despite Ireland’s decision of Isolationism, Father O’Flaherty insists the the Allied troops and Jewish refugees need refuge.
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* ScrewTheRules,I’mDoingWhat’sRight: ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Despite Ireland’s decision of Isolationism, Father O’Flaherty insists the the Allied troops and Jewish refugees need refuge.
