The Cardinal (1963)

Directed by

Otto Preminger

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 55m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young American priest rises through the church hierarchy during the early 20th century. He faces personal and social conflicts involving faith, bigotry, war, and forbidden love.

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What happens

The Cardinal is a 1963 American drama film produced independently, directed by Otto Preminger and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was written by Robert Dozier, based on the novel by Henry Morton Robinson. The music score was written by Jerome Moross. The film's cast features Tom Tryon, Romy Schneider and John Huston, and it was nominated for six Academy Awards. It marks the final appearance by veteran film star Dorothy Gish, as well as the last big-screen performance of Maggie McNamara. The film was shot on location in Rome, Vienna, Boston and Stamford, Connecticut. Robinson's novel was based on the life of Francis Cardinal Spellman, who was then Archbishop of New York. The Vatican's liaison officer for the film was Rev. Dr. Joseph Ratzinger, later to become Pope Benedict XVI. The story touches on various social issues, such as: interfaith marriage, sex outside marriage, abortion, racial bigotry, the rise of fascism and war. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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