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Pope Pius XII (2010)

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Directed by
Christian Duguay
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, Italy
Runtime
3h
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A film about Pope Pius XII during the Nazi occupation of Rome in World War II. It follows his actions and decisions as he navigates the dangers of the occupation.

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What happens

Pius XII: Under the Roman Sky (Italian: Sotto il cielo di Roma, German: Pius XII., also known just as Under the Roman Sky) is a 2010 Italian-German television film directed by Christian Duguay and starring James Cromwell, Alessandra Mastronardi and Marco Foschi. The film is set during the Nazi German occupation of Rome, between September 1943 and June 1944. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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