The Cardinal (1963)
Directed by Otto Preminger
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Religious Drama |
Release Date - Dec 12, 1963 (USA) |
Run Time - 175 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Tom Tryon plays the title role in this Otto Preminger version of the Henry Morton Robinson novel. In his matriculation from Monsignor to the College of Cardinals, Stephen Fermoyle (Tom Tryon) must undergo several grueling life experiences: standing up to bigots in Georgia, defying Nazis in Austria, and so on. The film boasts cameo appearances by Dorothy Gish, Cecil Kellaway, John Saxon, John Huston, Robert Morse, Burgess Meredith, Raf Vallone, Ossie Davis. Incidentally, Tryon eventually quit acting and became a popular novelist.
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clergy, priest, Irish-American, pregnancy, sister, religion, bigotry, Nazism, bishop, Cardinal