New: "Pius XII: Under the Roman Sky"

Now avaiable from Ignatius Press:

Pius XII: Under the Roman Sky

DVD. 200 minutes.

Based on Vatican documents and personal testimonies used for the
beatification of Pope Pius XII, this epic film stars acclaimed actor James Cromwell
in 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. After the Nazi's take over Rome in 1943, Hitler's plan to kidnap
the Pope is revealed as the Nazis make an all-out attempt to silence the
one authority figure in Italy standing strong against them. Everything
comes together with great intensity in this dramatic story that retraces
history from the documents and the testimonies of witnesses that was
not fully known til now.

Hitler and the Pope - on one side the man who catapulted the whole world
into war and, on the other, the man who, more than any other, fought
for peace. Despite all his efforts, Pius XII is not able to prevent some
of the horrors that take place in Rome when over a thousand victims are
deported to Auschwitz. But history testifies that over 10,000 Jews were
saved, hidden in churches and convents in Rome - more saved than in
any other occupied city.

Even among the Nazi officers were those who opposed such savagery and,
thus, under the Roman sky, both the saved and the lost, the victims and
the executioners, shout the Pope's cry with their lives: Nothing is lost
with peace. Everything may be lost by war. Starring James Cromwell, Alessandra Mastronardi, Marco Froschi, Ettore Bassi, and directed by Christian Duguay (Restless Heart, Joan of Arc).
DVD includes a deluxe 16 page companion Collector's booklet.

This Film is Not Rated

This DVD contains the following language options: English with English and Spanish subtitles.

This is a Region 1 DVD (playable ONLY in Bermuda, Canada, the Cayman Islands, United States and U.S. territories).

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