The Cardinal
A motion picture that spans two decades of conflict and drama as it tells the story of a young American and his rise to prince of the church.
1963 | 175m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Otto Preminger |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Ring Lardner, Jr., Henry Morton Robinson, Robert Dozier |
| Staring: |
| A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 12, 1963 |
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| Director: | Otto Preminger |
| Writer: | Ring Lardner, Jr., Henry Morton Robinson, Robert Dozier |
| Genres: | Drama, History, War |
| Keywords | world war ii, world war i, faith, priest, bigotry, catholic priest, faith tested, abortion |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Otto Preminger Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $11,170,588
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tom Tryon | Stephen Fermoyle |
| Romy Schneider | Annemarie von Hartman |
| John Huston | Kardinal Glennon |
| Carol Lynley | Mona Fermoyle / Regina Fermoyle |
| Dorothy Gish | Celia Fermoyle |
| Maggie McNamara | Florrie Fermoyle |
| Bill Hayes | Frank Fermoyle |
| Cameron Prud'Homme | Din Fermoyle |
| John Saxon | Benny Rampell |
| Loring Smith | Cornelius J. Deegan |
| Cecil Kellaway | Monsignor Monaghan |
| Jose Duvall | Ramon Gongaro |
| Peter MacLean | Father Callahan |
| Burgess Meredith | Father Halley |
| Ossie Davis | Father Gillis |
| Jill Haworth | Lalage Menton |
| Russ Brown | Dr. Heller |
| Murray Hamilton | Lafe |
| Chill Wills | Monsignor |
| Raf Vallone | Cardinal |
| Robert Morse | Bobby |
| Arthur Hunnicutt | Sheriff |
| Doro Merande | Picket |
| Patrick O'Neal | Cecil Turner |
| Peter Weck | Kurt |
| Billy Reed | |
| Pat Henning | |
| Tullio Carminati | |
| Dino Di Luca | |
| Rudolf Forster | |
| Josef Meinrad | |
| Erik Frey | |
| Josef Krastel | |
| Matthias Fuchs | |
| Vilma Degischer | |
| Wolfgang Preiss | |
| Jürgen Wilke | |
| Stefan Skodler | |
| Wilma Lipp | Soloist |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Otto Preminger | Director |
| Dick Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Gerry O'Hara | Assistant Director |
| Ring Lardner, Jr. | Screenplay |
| Henry Morton Robinson | Novel |
| Gene Callahan | Set Decoration |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Production Design |
| Jerome Moross | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Dozier | Screenplay |
| Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Fred Hall | Gaffer |
| Bill Barnes | Casting |
| Donald Brooks | Costume Design |
| Robert Jiras | Makeup Artist |
| Frederic Jones | Hairdresser |
| Maurice Seiderman | Makeup Artist |
| Guy Luongo | Production Manager |
| Eva Monley | Production Manager |
| Harrison Starr | Production Manager |
| Paul Waldherr | Production Manager |
| Henry Weinberger | Production Manager |
| Bryan Coates | Assistant Director |
| Roberto Fizz | Assistant Director |
| Hermann Leitner | Assistant Director |
| Bob Vietro | Assistant Director |
| Erich von Stroheim Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Joe Marks | Second Assistant Director |
| Fred Bockstahler | Construction Grip |
| Art Cole | Property Master |
| Tom Frewer | Property Master |
| Otto Niedermoser | Art Direction |
| Italo Tomassi | Painter |
| Morris Feingold | Sound |
| Walter Goss | Sound |
| Red Law | Sound |
| Harold Lewis | Sound |
| Peter Thornton | Sound Effects Editor |
| Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Otto Preminger | Producer |
| Martin C. Schute | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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