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The Cardinal

The Cardinal

HistoryDrama
January 4, 19361h 11m5.7 / 10
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.

Director
Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill
Production
Grosvenor Films
Cast
Matheson Lang
Matheson LangCardinal de Medici
Eric Portman
Eric PortmanGiuliano de Medici
Robert Atkins
Robert AtkinsGeneral Belmont
O.B. Clarence
O.B. ClarenceMonterosa
D
Douglas JefferiesBaglioni
F
F.B.J. SharpPope Julius II
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