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The Cardinal

  • 1963
  • Approved
  • 2h 55m
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6.8/10
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Romy Schneider and Tom Tryon in The Cardinal (1963)
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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A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.

  • Director
    • Otto Preminger
  • Writers
    • Robert Dozier
    • Henry Morton Robinson
    • Ring Lardner Jr.
  • Stars
    • Tom Tryon
    • John Huston
    • Romy Schneider
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Otto Preminger
    • Writers
      • Robert Dozier
      • Henry Morton Robinson
      • Ring Lardner Jr.
    • Stars
      • Tom Tryon
      • John Huston
      • Romy Schneider
    • 61User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 6 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Top Cast55

    Tom Tryon
    Tom Tryon
    • Stephen Fermoyle
    John Huston
    John Huston
    • Glennon
    Romy Schneider
    Romy Schneider
    • Annemarie
    Carol Lynley
    Carol Lynley
    • Mona…
    Dorothy Gish
    Dorothy Gish
    • Celia
    Maggie McNamara
    Maggie McNamara
    • Florrie
    Bill Hayes
    Bill Hayes
    • Frank
    Cameron Prud'Homme
    Cameron Prud'Homme
    • Din
    Cecil Kellaway
    Cecil Kellaway
    • Monsignor Monaghan
    Loring Smith
    Loring Smith
    • Cornelius J. Deegan
    John Saxon
    John Saxon
    • Benny Rampell
    James Hickman
    • Father Lyons
    Berenice Gahm
    • Mrs. Rampell
    Jose Duvall
    • Ramon Gongaro
    • (as Jose Duval)
    Peter MacLean
    Peter MacLean
    • Father Callahan
    Robert Morse
    Robert Morse
    • Bobby
    • (as Robert {Morse} and His Adora-Belles)
    Billy Reed
    • Master of Ceremonies
    Pat Henning
    Pat Henning
    • Hercule Menton
    • Director
      • Otto Preminger
    • Writers
      • Robert Dozier
      • Henry Morton Robinson
      • Ring Lardner Jr.
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The Vatican bankrolled some of the film, and the Vatican liaison was a young Joseph Ratzinger, who in 2005 became the 265th Catholic Pope as Benedict XVI.
    • Goofs
      All along the movie, we see, leading to St Peter's square, the Via della Conciliazione and its palazzi, built for the Holy Year of 1950, under the pontificate of Pius XII, whose election Cardinal Fermoyle is supposed to take part at the very end of the movie.
    • Quotes
      • Cardinal Glennon: We've never had a priest working with the Mafia before. But I suppose you made some interesting contacts in Rome.
      • Stephen Fermoyle: I had no choice, Your Eminence. I had to work my way through the seminary by selling opium in St. Peter's Square.
      • Cardinal Glennon: You're not afraid of me.
      • Stephen Fermoyle: No.
      • Cardinal Glennon: Why not? Most people are.
      • Stephen Fermoyle: I think it's because you remind me of my father. He was known as "Den the Down Shouter," but I soon learned his roar was the only fierce thing about him.
      • Cardinal Glennon: He's a lucky man to have a son who's not afraid of him.
    • Connections
      Featured in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      They Haven't Got the Girls in the U.S.A.
      Lyrics by Al Stillman
      Music by Jerome Moross (uncredited)
      Performed by Robert Morse (uncredited)

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    FAQ1

    • Who sang the song Stay With Me in the film

    Details

    • Release date
      • December 12, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • El cardenal
    • Filming locations
      • Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production company
      • Otto Preminger Films
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 55m(175 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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