Cardinal Richelieu (1935)

Directed by

Rowland V. Lee

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A film about the 17th-century French statesman Cardinal Richelieu and his political maneuvers with King Louis XIII. It follows how Richelieu wields power and influence at court.

historicaldramaticstatelydialogue-drivenromanticizedformalold-fashionedstirring

What happens

Cardinal Richelieu is a 1935 American historical film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring George Arliss, Maureen O'Sullivan, Edward Arnold and Cesar Romero. It was based on the 1839 play Richelieu by Edward Bulwer-Lytton depicting the life of the great seventeenth century French statesman Cardinal Richelieu and his dealings with Louis XIII. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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