Film

The Cardinal

1936 · 1h 11m · History · Drama

IMDb

5.8

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.

Matheson Lang

Cardinal de Medici

Eric Portman

Giuliano de Medici

Robert Atkins

General Belmont

O.B. Clarence

Monterosa

Douglas Jefferies

Baglioni

F.B.J. Sharp

Pope Julius II

Wilfred Fletcher

Michaelangelo

A. Bromley Davenport

Bramante

Rayner Barton

Cardinal Orelli

Edgar K. Bruce

Spini

David Horne

English Abbot

June Duprez

Francesca Monterosa

Henrietta Watson

Donna Claricia

Dora Barton

Duenna

• Sinclair HillDirector
• D.B. Wyndham-LewisWriter
• Cyril BristowDirector of Photography
• Max BrennerEditor

"The Cardinal"

Release date

January 4, 1936

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 11m

Genres

History, Drama