PIUS XII - UNDER THE ROMAN SKY
DVD. 200 min. Color. English audio with Spanish and English subtitles
Based on Vatican documents and personal testimonies used for the beatification of Pope Pius XII. This epic film stars James Cromwell (Zefrem Cochrane from Star Trek - First Contact) as Pope Pius XII. Director Christian Duguay presents a powerful movie about the great, often hidden struggle waged by the Pope and many others with him to save the Jews from the Nazis during WWII. A dramatic story that retraces history from documents and the testimonies of witnesses that have only recently come to full light.
Based on Vatican documents and personal testimonies used for the beatification of Pope Pius XII. This epic film stars James Cromwell (Zefrem Cochrane from Star Trek - First Contact) as Pope Pius XII. Director Christian Duguay presents a powerful movie about the great, often hidden struggle waged by the Pope and many others with him to save the Jews from the Nazis during WWII. A dramatic story that retraces history from documents and the testimonies of witnesses that have only recently come to full light.
