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The Cardinal (1963)

175 min · Drama, Social Drama, drama film

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend6.5k2.7kExpand

12-month trend

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6.5k02025-09: 2,849 views2025-10: 2,985 views2025-11: 2,709 views2025-12: 6,468 views2026-01: 4,267 views2026-02: 2,669 views2026-03: 2,931 views2026-04: 3,001 views2026-05: 3,180 views2026-06: 3,046 views2026-07: 2,967 views2026-08: 3,019 views
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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Otto Preminger

Cast

Tom Tryon, Romy Schneider, John Huston, Carol Lynley, Dorothy Gish, Maggie McNamara, Bill Hayes, Cameron Prud'Homme, John Saxon, Loring Smith, Cecil Kellaway, Jose Duvall, Peter MacLean

The story

thumb|left|This former Boston streetcar was restored to its 1915 Boston Elevated Railway livery for scenes in the film. The film is shown as a series of memory flashbacks during a formal ceremony where the protagonist is instituted as a cardinal. A newly ordained Irish Catholic priest, Stephen Fermoyle, returns home to Boston in 1917.

Catalogue themes and tags

Erster Weltkrieg, Glauben, World War 2, Christian film, Drama

Genres

Drama, Social Drama, drama film

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