A Choice of Evils (1977)
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.
- Date of release
- 1977-04-19
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Drama, War, TV Movie
- Director
- Jane Howell
Casting
- 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
- Tim Pigott-Smith — Consul Vogel
- Robert Putt — Prison Guard
- Christopher Saul — Chamberlain
- Sebastian Shaw — Abbot General
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