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The Cardinal (1963)
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Runtime: 3 hrs 5 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: An Irish American priest whose strong commitment to social issues leads him through a labyrinth of church politics and eventually to the upper echelons of Catholic hierarchy as Cardinal. Crossing... An Irish American priest whose strong commitment to social issues leads him through a labyrinth of church politics and eventually to the upper echelons of Catholic hierarchy as Cardinal. Crossing several continents, this epic traces his path and tests his faith along the way. Based on the novel by Henry Morton Robinson. [More]
Starring: Tom Tryon, Carol Lynley, John Saxon, Dorothy Gish
Starring: Tom Tryon, Carol Lynley, John Saxon, Dorothy Gish, Robert Morse, Romy Schneider, Burgess Meredith, Cecil Kellaway, John Huston, Jill Haworth, Raf Vallone, Tullio Carminati, Ossie Davis, Chill Wills, Arthur Hunnicutt, Patrick O'Neal, Murray Hamilton
Director: Otto Preminger
Director: Otto Preminger
Producer: Otto Preminger
Composer: Jerome Moross
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This is an extremely well constructed film, made with a balance that keeps its overflowing plot line in perfect control.
he end is a great letdown from what Mr. Preminger might have accomplished with the 1950 novel of Henry Morton Robinson. There is no strong flow of spirit through it. Even the melodrama is perfunctory and weak.
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