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Cast

Matheson Lang

Matheson Lang

Cardinal de Medici

Eric Portman

Eric Portman

Giuliano de Medici

Robert Atkins

Robert Atkins

General Belmont

O.B. Clarence

O.B. Clarence

Monterosa

Douglas Jefferies

Douglas Jefferies

Baglioni

F.B.J. Sharp

F.B.J. Sharp

Pope Julius II

Wilfred Fletcher

Wilfred Fletcher

Michaelangelo

A. Bromley Davenport

A. Bromley Davenport

Bramante

Rayner Barton

Rayner Barton

Cardinal Orelli

Edgar K. Bruce

Edgar K. Bruce

Spini

David Horne

David Horne

English Abbot

June Duprez

June Duprez

Francesca Monterosa

Henrietta Watson

Henrietta Watson

Donna Claricia

Dora Barton

Dora Barton

Duenna

Crew

Sinclair Hill

Sinclair Hill

Director

Leighton Lucas

Leighton Lucas

Music

Max Brenner

Max Brenner

Editor

Aubrey Hammond

Aubrey Hammond

Art Direction

D.B. Wyndham-Lewis

D.B. Wyndham-Lewis

Writer

Anthony Nelson Keys

Anthony Nelson Keys

Assistant Director

Cyril Bristow

Cyril Bristow

Director of Photography

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The Cardinal

19365.2 / 1071 min
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.