In the Italian town of Assisi during World War II, 300 Jews were sheltered and protected by a peasant turned priest, Father Rufino Niccacci.

The colonel never suspected it to be a forgery and immediately ordered all German troops to leave town, thus saving Assisi from destruction.

Alexander Ramati, a Polish Jew, was one of the first war correspondents to enter Assisi after the Germans had been driven out.

Inspired by his meeting with Father Rufino, he set out to tell the story of the Underground from the priest's point of view.

Alfredo Pea played Giro d'Italia and Tour de France-winning cyclist Gino Bartali, a courier for the underground.