In wartime Italy nuns in a convent regularly smuggle Jewish children out of a nearby internment camp. The Italian army officer in charge suspects what may be going on but deliberately turns a blind eye. When the Germans take over the camp security the nuns' activities become far more dangerous.
Lilli Palmer
as Mother Katharine
Sylvia Syms
as Sister Mitya
Yvonne Mitchell
as Sister Gerta
Albert Lieven
as Colonel Horsten
Peter Arne
as Lt. Schmidt
Nora Swinburne
as Sister Tia
Michael Goodliffe
as Father Desmaines
Ronald Lewis
as Major Spoletti
