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This is a very interesting movie primarily for how it all ends. Posited as based on real events, 
it depicts the character flaws of a German Commanding Officer who is sent to rule over Rome
as the German occupation in Italy as depicted, came into being at the turn of events following
Italy's capitulation in favour of joining in with the "Allies" instead, abandoning the axis power
alliance Germany had also made with Japan.

Christopher Plummer plays a character shown to be brutal and without scruples of any sort
in his dealings with the people of Rome, most of all the Jewish population whom he squeezes
for a huge amount of gold along with a million Italian Lire in order to keep them "safe" from
deathcamps - of course we find he abrogates this agreement, going against his word almost 
the moment the ransom (as it were) is paid to the German army.

The point of contention then becomes as we see at the end - Christopher Plummer can hardly
ask for mercy for himself as he himself admits, as the war becomes lost in his bid to remain in
Italy. 

That said, he asks the Church, whose leadership under Gregory Peck, to take account of the innocence of Plummer's German wife and children, and take them to safety, as he asks this on the basis of what he calls the "humanity" that the church professes to have to show (and ostensibly part of why the Germans from the start of the movie seem to show deference to the Pope and the role of the Church in maintaining the occupation in a diplomatic manner of engagement in order to show respect for the neutrality of the Vatican  as expected by convention, along with co-operation for the occupying German forces, something the Germans expect too in return for maintaining even the appearance of respect for the Church in Rome, the Vatican in fact and certainly some idea of it does seem to be real at the beginning of this movie until it is determined
that the Vatican is aiding escaped prisoners against German army orders.

Monseigneur (Gregory Pecks honourary title in the Church) is not impressed with Christopher Plummer's call to humanity at the end of the action in this movie, as he says to Plummer that MEN have been hurt by the German army under Plummer, and that Plummer's German children and his German wife included are in fact also (guilty and deserve no mercy) "as they are a part of Plummer's life too". Peck therefore refuses to show mercy we expect of any decent human being towards innocent women and children - but he shows no scruples either. Plummer responds with "I know about you and your Church". "I know all about you" (probably referring to the church heirarchy and rank and file members own record of abuse towards children etc

He the concludes by declaring to the Church Monseigneur (played by Gregory Pecks) that "we are no different - the church from the third Reich" in that neither can profess to be any different on the matter of "humanity" (human rights or related such decency as it were) just as Peck is proving by what he says and does in rejecting mercy for innocent children and their innocent mother, despite a plea from their concerned father and husband that is.

Thanks for seeding, we did find screenshot images for the 720p version posted somewhere
but its not as good screenshot now and then (we downloaded their screenshots for you) and 
the subs we have for you did do not fit the 720p version in fact. 720p versions of subs were no posted for several of the sub languages we have here for you instead - such as French Dutch and German which were only found to fit our 5GB 1080p conv version here rather than the 2.8GB 720p out there.

Thanks for seeding
Michael Rizzo Chessman
(moviesbyrizzo)