The Cardinal
movie
Released January 04, 1936
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.
Cast
Matheson Lang
as
Cardinal de Medici
Eric Portman
as
Giuliano de Medici
Robert Atkins
as
General Belmont
O.B. Clarence
as
Monterosa
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Douglas Jefferies
as
Baglioni
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F.B.J. Sharp
as
Pope Julius II
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Wilfred Fletcher
as
Michaelangelo
A. Bromley Davenport
as
Bramante
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Rayner Barton
as
Cardinal Orelli
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Edgar K. Bruce
as
Spini
David Horne
as
English Abbot
June Duprez
as
Francesca Monterosa
