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Also known as Cardinal

1963 film by Otto Preminger

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The Cardinal is a 1963 American drama film directed and produced by Otto Preminger, starring Tom Tryon, Romy Schneider, Carol Lynley and Jill Haworth. Leon Shamroy served as director of photography, Jerome Moross composed the score, Lyle R. Wheeler was production designer, and Louis R. Loeffler edited the film, which was shot in black-and-white on location in Vienna, Austria, with scenes set in the Vatican City.

The film received the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama and a National Board of Review Top Ten Films honour, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Director and Best Film Editing. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, and is rated Approved. It is recognised in the Golden Globe Best Drama collection.

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Film · TMDB

6.6

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

Released: 1963-12-12185 minDir: Otto PremingerDrama, History, WarBox office: $11.2M

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

Themes

  • world war i
  • faith
  • world war ii
  • priest
  • bigotry
  • catholic priest
  • faith tested
  • abortion

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

3,088 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

47%

Year
1963
Runtime
175 min
Genres
Drama, History, War
Rated
Approved
Awards
Nominated for 6 Oscars. 3 wins & 13 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Doro Merande
Cinematographer
Leon Shamroy
Narrative location
Vatican City
Filming location
Austria
Duration
175
FilmAffinity ID
980660
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1963-01-01
title
The Cardinal
distributed by
Netflix
production designer
Lyle R. Wheeler
review score
47%
Commons category
The Cardinal (1963 film)
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