Directed by:
Otto PremingerScreenplay:
Robert DozierCinematography:
Leon ShamroyComposer:
Jerome MorossCast:
Tom Tryon, Carol Lynley, Dorothy Gish, Maggie McNamara, Cameron Prud'Homme, Cecil Kellaway, Loring Smith, John Saxon, John Huston, Robert Morse, Pat Henning (more)Plots(1)
A monsignor faces many challenges to his spiritual convictions on his journey to becoming a Cardinal. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Tom Tryon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763580_adc1ce.jpg)
Tom Tryon
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Story of Ruth (1960)
In Harm's Way (1965)
![Carol Lynley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/460/460023_6efd81.jpg)
Carol Lynley
USA
Best movies:
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
The Cat and the Canary (1978)
![Dorothy Gish](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272868_df6925.jpg)
Dorothy Gish
USA
Best movies:
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
The Cardinal (1963)
Hearts of the World (1918)
![Maggie McNamara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/193/160193961_f655ba.jpg)
Maggie McNamara
USA
Best movies:
The Moon Is Blue (1953)
The Cardinal (1963)
Cameron Prud'Homme
USA
Best movies:
The Rainmaker (1956)
The Cardinal (1963)
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
![Cecil Kellaway](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/049/262/49262585_4eebbd.jpg)
Cecil Kellaway
South Africa
Best movies:
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Wuthering Heights (1939)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
![Loring Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/492/163492662_bf9303.jpg)
Loring Smith
USA
Best movies:
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Pat and Mike (1952)
The Cardinal (1963)
![John Saxon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/654/164654107_25891d.jpg)
John Saxon
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Violent Naples (1976)
A Star is Born (1954)
![John Huston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/216/165216021_52ec9f.jpg)
John Huston
USA
Best movies:
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Chinatown (1974)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
![Robert Morse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159945_bc33d5.jpg)
Robert Morse
USA
Best movies:
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
The Cardinal (1963)
Here Come the Munsters (1995) (TV movie)
![Pat Henning](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/843/159843093_13e4c1.jpg)
Pat Henning
USA
Best movies:
On the Waterfront (1954)
The Cardinal (1963)
Hello Down There (1969)
![Burgess Meredith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271967_29d2af.jpg)
Burgess Meredith
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
![Raf Vallone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272144_2fe52a.jpg)
Raf Vallone
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
Two Women (1960)
![Tullio Carminati](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886400_f51dc2.jpg)
Tullio Carminati
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Roman Holiday (1953)
Beauty of the Devil (1950)
El Cid (1961)
![Ossie Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273124_4e41e0.jpg)
Ossie Davis
USA
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
![Chill Wills](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273031_178363.jpg)
Chill Wills
USA
Best movies:
The Yearling (1946)
Giant (1956)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
![Arthur Hunnicutt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312311_4118b4.jpg)
Arthur Hunnicutt
USA
Best movies:
El Dorado (1966)
The Lusty Men (1952)
Harry and Tonto (1974)
![Murray Hamilton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/063/138/63138110_8792b0.jpg)
Murray Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Jaws (1975)
Brubaker (1980)
![Romy Schneider](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087086_191dd6.jpg)
Romy Schneider
German Empire
Best movies:
Die schöne Lügnerin (1959)
The Old Gun (1975)
Un amour de pluie (1974)
![Peter Weck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/006/160006662_37b351.jpg)
Peter Weck
Austria
Best movies:
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
The Story of Vickie (1954)
Sissi (1955)