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The Cardinal

The Cardinal

A motion picture that spans two decades of conflict and drama as it tells the story of a young American and his rise to prince of the church.

19636.53h 5m

Overview

A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.

Directed by Otto Preminger
Written by Henry Morton Robinson, Robert Dozier, Ring Lardner, Jr.
Produced by Otto Preminger
Box Office0Revenue: $11.2M

Top Cast

Tom Tryon

Tom Tryon

Stephen Fermoyle

Romy Schneider

Romy Schneider

Annemarie von Hartman

John Huston

John Huston

Kardinal Glennon

Carol Lynley

Carol Lynley

Mona Fermoyle / Regina Fermoyle

Dorothy Gish

Dorothy Gish

Celia Fermoyle

Maggie McNamara

Maggie McNamara

Florrie Fermoyle

Bill Hayes

Bill Hayes

Frank Fermoyle

Cameron Prud'Homme

Cameron Prud'Homme

Din Fermoyle

John Saxon

John Saxon

Benny Rampell

Loring Smith

Loring Smith

Cornelius J. Deegan

Themes & Keywords

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About The Cardinal

The Cardinal is a drama, history, war film released in 1963 exploring themes of world war i, faith, world war ii, priest, bigotry, catholic priest. Directed by Otto Preminger, it stars Tom Tryon, Romy Schneider, John Huston. A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.

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