Drama ·History ·War · United States of America · 1963 · 3h 5m

The Cardinal

The Cardinal poster
Director
Otto Preminger
Cast
Tom Tryon as Stephen Fermoyle Romy Schneider as Annemarie von Hartman John Huston as Kardinal Glennon Carol Lynley as Mona Fermoyle / Regina Fermoyle Dorothy Gish as Celia Fermoyle Maggie McNamara as Florrie Fermoyle
Crew
Leon Shamroy — Director of Photography Louis R. Loeffler — Editor Jerome Moross — Original Music Composer Robert Dozier — Screenplay Ring Lardner, Jr. — Screenplay Henry Morton Robinson — Novel
Tagline

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.

Synopsis

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

Trailer The Cardinal — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
world war ifaithworld war iipriestbigotrycatholic priestfaith testedabortion
Key Collaborators
Otto Preminger Director Leon Shamroy Director of Photography Louis R. Loeffler Editor Jerome Moross Original Music Composer Robert Dozier Screenplay Ring Lardner, Jr. Screenplay Henry Morton Robinson Novel Otto Preminger Producer Lyle R. Wheeler Production Design Donald Brooks Costume Design
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