The Angel Wore Red (1960) on DVD

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The love affair between a man of faith and a scarlet woman is told in this compelling drama starring Ava Gardner and Dirk Bogarde; set during the Spanish Civil War; Disillusioned by the church’s empty piety; Father Arturo Carrera (Bogarde) forsakes his vows only to find himself a wanted man; hunted by the Loyalists; Thought to know the location of a holy relic that could help them win the war; Arturo is hidden by Soledad (Gardner); a prostitute with whom he falls in love; Learning she’s been arrested; but will be freed in exchange for the relic; Arturo is forced to decide where his loyalties lie; with Soledad or the church; Also starring Joseph Cotten and Vittorio De Sica; The Angel Wore Red was written and directed by Nunnally Johnson; an Oscar-nominated screenwriter whose scripts include How to Marry a Millionaire; The Woman in the Window; The Grapes of Wrath and The Dirty Dozen;