The Cardinal

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 4, 1936

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Grosvenor Films Ltd.,Grosvenor Films

Cast

Matheson Lang,Eric Portman,Robert Atkins,O.B. Clarence,Douglas Jefferies,F.B.J. Sharp,Wilfred Fletcher,A. Bromley Davenport,Rayner Barton,Edgar K. Bruceand 4 more

Director

Sinclair Hill

Writer

D.B. Wyndham-Lewis

Cinematography

Cyril Bristow

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0027422