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)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
A monsignor faces many challenges to his spiritual convictions on his journey to becoming a Cardinal. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Josef Meinrad](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/573/159573218_e0062b.jpg)
Josef Meinrad
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Die schöne Lügnerin (1959)
Die Deutschmeister (1955)
Sissi (1955)
![Patrick O'Neal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279726_8e8e34.jpg)
Patrick O'Neal
USA
Best movies:
King Rat (1965)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Way We Were (1973)
![Jill Haworth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455691_7ecee8.jpg)
Jill Haworth
UK
Best movies:
In Harm's Way (1965)
Exodus (1960)
The Cardinal (1963)
![Vilma Degischer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/196/166196499_7a0de5.jpg)
Vilma Degischer
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Sissi (1955)
The Cardinal (1963)
Sissi: The Young Empress (1956)
![Bill Hayes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160041_c6ee00.jpg)
Bill Hayes
USA
Best movies:
The Cardinal (1963)
9 Dead Gay Guys (2002)
Childstar (2004)
![Wolfgang Preiss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948878_e41596.jpg)
Wolfgang Preiss
German Empire
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Train (1964)
![Dan White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228302_b2c2cf.gif)
Dan White
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
![Matthias Fuchs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/953/162953652_33ceb7.jpg)
Matthias Fuchs
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Lola (1981)
Der Totmacher (1995)
![Adolf Hitler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271030_7b33cc.jpg)
Adolf Hitler (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation) - a.f.
The King's Speech (2010) - a.f.
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
![John Dierkes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/946/159946706_a9f0a7.jpg)
John Dierkes
USA
Best movies:
Touch of Evil (1958)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
The Haunted Palace (1963)
Jed Curtis
Best movies:
Taking Sides (2001)
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
Partner (1968)
![David Opatoshu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/144/160144808_3dd323.jpg)
David Opatoshu
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (1982) (TV movie)
![Erik Frey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/747/160747141_52012c.jpg)
Erik Frey
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Ten Days (1955)
Es geschah am 20. Juli (1955)
A Global Affair (1964)
Peter MacLean
USA
Best movies:
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
Force: Five (1981)
The Cardinal (1963)
Stefan Skodler
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Story of Vickie (1954)
The Cardinal (1963)
Doro Merande
USA
Best movies:
The Front Page (1974)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Josef Krastel
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Cardinal (1963)
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
![Wolf Albach-Retty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/789/159789685_360613.jpg)
Wolf Albach-Retty
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Cardinal (1963)
Dino Di Luca
Italy
Best movies:
The Cardinal (1963)
John Breslin
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Reach for the Sky (1956)