Movie · 1963
The Cardinal
“A motion picture that spans two decades of conflict and drama as it tells the story of a young American and his rise to prince of the church.”
Released 12 December 1963 185 min Drama / History / War More from 1963 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
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How old were they?
Loring Smith
as Cornelius J. Deegan
Cecil Kellaway
as Monsignor Monaghan
Doro Merande
as Picket
Tullio Carminati
Dorothy Gish
as Celia Fermoyle
Josef Krastel
John Huston
as Kardinal Glennon
Burgess Meredith
as Father Halley
Arthur Hunnicutt
as Sheriff
Ossie Davis
as Father Gillis
Bill Hayes
as Frank Fermoyle
Tom Tryon
as Stephen Fermoyle
Patrick O'Neal
as Cecil Turner
Maggie McNamara
as Florrie Fermoyle
Robert Morse
as Bobby
John Saxon
as Benny Rampell
Peter MacLean
as Father Callahan
Romy Schneider
as Annemarie von Hartman
Matthias Fuchs
Carol Lynley
as Mona Fermoyle / Regina Fermoyle
Cameron Prud'Homme
as Din Fermoyle
Jose Duvall
as Ramon Gongaro
Jürgen Wilke
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The numbers
52years between the oldest and youngest billed
73Loring Smith — oldest on the call sheet
21Carol Lynley — youngest billed
46average age of the credited cast