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Film / 1936
The Cardinal
Directed by
Sinclair Hill
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 …
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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.
Cast
Matheson LangCardinal de Medici
Eric PortmanGiuliano de Medici
Robert AtkinsGeneral Belmont
O.B. ClarenceMonterosa
Douglas JefferiesBaglioni
F.B.J. SharpPope Julius II
Wilfred FletcherMichaelangelo
A. Bromley DavenportBramante
Rayner BartonCardinal Orelli
Edgar K. BruceSpini
David HorneEnglish Abbot
June DuprezFrancesca Monterosa
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