The Cardinal
5.7
6 votes
1936
1h 11m
History
Drama
Overview
Set in 15th-century Italy, The Cardinal stars Matheson Lang as one Cardinal de Medici. Bound by the rules of the confessional, the cardinal is unable to disclose the multitude of sins revealed to him by one of his most influential parishioners. De Medici's dilemma is compounded by the fact that the confessor has committed a murder for which the Cardinal's brother has been arrested. The basic plot gimmick was good for another go-round in the 1953 Hitchcock flick I Confess. This 7-reel British film was based on a play by Louis N. Parker.
Directed by Sinclair Hill
Top cast
Matheson Lang
Cardinal de Medici
Eric Portman
Giuliano de Medici
Robert Atkins
General Belmont
O.B. Clarence
MonterosaD
Douglas Jefferies
BaglioniF
F.B.J. Sharp
Pope Julius IIW
Wilfred Fletcher
Michaelangelo
A. Bromley Davenport
BramanteR
Rayner Barton
Cardinal OrelliE
Edgar K. Bruce
Spini
David Horne
English Abbot
June Duprez
Francesca Monterosa
Henrietta Watson
Donna ClariciaD
Dora Barton
DuennaDetails
Status
Released
Release date
January 4, 1936
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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