Conspiracy of Hearts (1960)
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Lilli Palmer stars as a nun in a World War 2-era Italian convent. At the risk of her own life and those of her cloistered colleagues, Palmer hides a group of Jewish orphans from the Nazis. She then attempts to shepherd the kids to the safety of foster homes. Danger looms in the form of Nazi colonel Albert Lieven, who isn't quite as sympathetic as the nuns. Costar Sylvia Syms has some of the film's best scenes. There's little in Conspiracy of Hearts that we haven't seen before, but the actors manage to inject humor, warmth and pathos into the all-too-familiar proceedings. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lilli Palmer, Sylvia Syms, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ralph Thomas
Synopsis of Conspiracy of Hearts
Lilli Palmer stars as a nun in a World War 2-era Italian convent. At the risk of her own life and those of her cloistered colleagues, Palmer hides a group of Jewish orphans from the Nazis. She then attempts to shepherd the kids to the safety of foster homes. Danger looms in the form of Nazi colonel Albert Lieven, who isn't quite as sympathetic as the nuns. Costar Sylvia Syms has some of the film's best scenes. There's little in Conspiracy of Hearts that we haven't seen before, but the actors manage to inject humor, warmth and pathos into the all-too-familiar proceedings. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Conspiracy of Hearts
- Lilli Palmer - Mother Katherine
- Yvonne Mitchell - Sister Gerta
- Albert Lieven - Col. Horsten
- Nora Swinburne - Sister Tia
- Megs Jenkins - Sister Constance
- Jenny Laird - Sister Honoria
- Phyllis Neilson-Terry - Sister Elisaveta
- Joseph Cuby - Joseph
- Giulio Marchetti
- Robert Rietty
- Sylvia Syms - Sister Mitya
- Ronald Lewis - Maj. Spoletti
- Peter Arne - Lt. Schmidt
- Michael Goodliffe - Father Desmaines
- David Kossoff - Rabbi
- George Coulouris - Petrelli
- Rebecca Dignam - Anna
- Enzo Fiermonte
- Maureen Pryor
- Director(s):
- Ralph Thomas
- Writer(s):
- Robert Presnell, Jr.
- Producer(s):
- Ralph Thomas, Betty E. Box
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