The Cardinal (1963)

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Synopsis
Tom Tryon plays the title role in this Otto Preminger version of the Henry Morton Robinson novel. In his matriculation from Monsignor to the College of Cardinals, Stephen Fermoyle (Tom Tryon) must undergo several grueling life experiences: standing up to bigots in Georgia, defying Nazis in Austria, and so on. The film boasts cameo appearances by Dorothy Gish, Cecil Kellaway, John Saxon, John Huston, Robert Morse, Burgess Meredith, Raf Vallone, Ossie Davis. Incidentally, Tryon eventually quit acting and became a popular novelist. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Russ Brown	Dr. Heller
Jose Duvall	Ramon Gongaro
Dorothy Gish	Celia
Murray Hamilton	Lafe
Jill Haworth	Lalage Menton
Donald Hayne	Father Eberling
Pat Henning	Hercule Menton
Arthur Hunnicutt	Sheriff Dubrow
Cecil Kellaway	Monsignor Monaghan
Carol Lynley	Mona/Regina Fermoyle
Peter MacLean	Father Callahan
Maggie McNamara	Florrie
Doro Merande	Woman Picket
Robert Morse	Bobby and His Adora-Belles
Patrick O'Neal	Cecil Turner
Cameron Prud'Homme	Din
Romy Schneider	Annemarie
Loring Smith	Cornelius J. Deegan
Tom Tryon	Stephen Fermoyle
Raf Vallone	Cardinal Quarenghi
Peter Weck	Kurt von Hartman
Chill Wills	Monsignor Whittle
Ossie Davis	Father Gillis
John Huston	Cardinal Glennon
Burgess Meredith	Father Ned Halley
John Saxon	Benny Rampell

Production Crew

Henry Morton Robinson	Book Author
Buddy Schwab	Choreography
Leon Shamroy	Cinematographer
Jerome Moross	Composer (Music Score)
Donald Brooks	Costume Designer
Otto Preminger	Director
Louis Loeffler	Editor
Otto Preminger	Producer
Lyle Wheeler	Production Designer
Robert Dozier	Screenwriter
Elfi von Dassanowsky	Voice Director

Genre
Drama

Awards
1963 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1963 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1963 - Motion Picture Promoting International Understanding - Golden Globe
1963 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1963 - Motion Picture Promoting International Understanding - Golden Globe
1963 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1963 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1963 - Motion Picture Promoting International Understanding - Hollywood Foreign Press Association

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