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.
Cardinal Volponi
Col. Steiner
Vogel's Secretary
Volponi's Secretary
General Heidelmann
Maria Cinelli
Pope Pius XII
Father Borrelli
Consul Vogel
Prison Guard
Chamberlain
Abbot General