The Cardinal
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| The Cardinal | |
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| Directed by | Otto Preminger |
| Produced by | Martin C. Schute |
| Written by | Robert Dozier |
| Starring | Tom Tryon Romy Schneider Carol Lynley Jill Haworth |
| Music by | Jerome Moross |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
| Editing by | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  December 12, 1963 December 20, 1963 January 17, 1964 |
| Running time | 175 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
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The Cardinal is a 1963 film which was produced independently and 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 film was shot on locations in Boston, Rome and Vienna. The film's music score was written by Jerome Moross.
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[edit] Plot
The film shows the life of a fictional Irish American, Roman Catholic priest, Stephen Fermoyle, played by Tom Tryon, from his ordination in 1917 to his appointment as a cardinal on the eve of World War II. Fermoyle goes through one crisis after another, first in his own family and then as he climbs up the ladder of the church hierarchy back in his Boston parish and later in Rome within the Vatican. The film touches on various social issues such as interfaith marriage, sex outside of marriage, abortion, racial bigotry, the rise of Fascism, and war. Tom Tryon portrays Fermoyle as a priest grappling with the moral dimensions of the crises he must face. Actor Tryon worked with Preminger one more time in In Harm's Way (1965).
[edit] Awards
Preminger was nominated for a Best Director Academy Award, as was John Huston who was nominated for his acting (in a supporting role) (He did, however, win the Golden Globe). Huston's role as Cardinal Glennon was his official debut as an actor although he had previously played bit roles in several films including his own The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Other nominations were for Best Cinematography (Leon Shamroy), Best Art Direction (Lyle Wheeler and set decorator Gene Callahan), Best Costume Design (Donald Brooks), and Best Film Editing (Louis R. Loeffler).
[edit] Cast
- Tom Tryon as Stephen Fermoyle
- Romy Schneider as Annemarie von Hartman
- Carol Lynley as Mona Fermoyle/Regina Fermoyle
- Jill Haworth as Lalage Menton
- Maggie McNamara as Florrie Fermoyle
- Burgess Meredith as Rev. Ned Halley
- Raf Vallone as Cardinal Quarenghi
- Josef Meinrad as Cardinal Innitzer
- Tullio Carminati as Cardinal Giacobbi
- Dorothy Gish as Celia Fermoyle
- Bill Hayes as Frank Fermoyle
- John Saxon as Benny Rampell
- Cecil Kellaway as Monsignor Monaghan
- Ossie Davis as Father Gillis
- John Huston as Cardinal Glennon
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