The cardinal

This article deals with the film adaptation of the novel from 1963. For the film of the same name about Franz Cardinal König, see Der Kardinal (2011)

Movie
German title	The cardinal
Original title	The Cardinal
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1963
length	175 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Otto Preminger
script	Robert Dozier
production	Otto Preminger
music	Jerome Moross
camera	Leon Shamroy
cut	Louis R. Loeffler
occupation
Tom Tryon : Stephen Fermoyle Carol Lynley : Mona Fermoyle / Regina Fermoyle Dorothy Gish : Celia Fermoyle Maggie McNamara : Florrie Fermoyle Bill Hayes : Frank Fermoyle Cameron Prud'Homme : Din Fermoyle Cecil Kellaway : Monsignor Monaghan John Huston : Cardinal Glennon Burgess Meredith : Pastor Ned Halley Raf Vallone : Cardinal Quarenghi Tullio Carminati : Cardinal Giacobbi Ossie Davis : Father Gillis Romy Schneider : Annemarie von Hartmann Peter Weck : Kurt von Hartmann Rudolf Forster : drunk at a ball Josef Meinrad : Cardinal Innitzer Matthias Fuchs : Father Neidermoser Erik Frey : Arthur Seyß-Inquart Vilma Degischer : Sister Wilhelmina Wolfgang Preiss : SS-Sturmbannführer in the anteroom of Adolf Hitler Jürgen Wilke : Army lieutenant Wolf Albach-Retty : Austrian baron Jill Haworth : Lalage Menton

The Cardinal is the title of an American feature film made in 1963. Directed by Otto Preminger , the fictional plot is only very loosely based on the novel of the same name by Henry Morton Robinson .

content

The film shows the career and rise of Stephen Fermoyle, a young American of simple origin. Convinced of his vocation, Fermoyle was ordained a priest in 1917 . Fermoyle feels so closely connected to the Catholic Church that his dogmatism prevents his sister Mona from marrying a Jew . Years later, when Mona falls seriously ill during her pregnancy , Stephen decides that the life of the unborn child has priority: Mona dies in agony. Tormented by a remorse, Stephen lets his priesthood rest and works as a language teacher in Vienna. Here he falls in love with the pretty student Annemarie. But Stephen's calling to the priesthood ultimately proves stronger. Inwardly matured, he entered the service of the Vatican until he returned to Vienna on a papal mission in 1938 . Stephen is supposed to help prevent National Socialist terror . But politics turns out to be much more powerful - and Stephen has to stand by and watch as Annemarie is held captive by the Gestapo . In 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II, Stephen was promoted to cardinal.

Reviews

"An entertaining film adaptation of the bestseller , which, despite many church-historical facts, never goes into depth on the religious, social and political issues raised."

- Lexicon of international film

"... a fuzzy, but maudlin and full of Hollywood glamor picture of the career of an American cardinal."

- Ulrich Gregor

“Done neatly and neatly, but without any deeper value because the director avoided the obtrusive problems that should have dealt with the humanity commanded by Christ. Understandable from 18. "

- Protestant film observer

Awards

• The film was nominated for six Oscars in 1964 , including Otto Preminger as best director.
• The film won a Golden Globe , as did John Huston for Best Supporting Actor; Tom Tryon, Romy Schneider and Otto Preminger were each nominated for a Golden Globe.

literature

• Henry Morton Robinson : The Cardinal. Roman (OT: The Cardinal ). German by Hansi Bochow-Blüthgen . Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main and Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-548-23606-5

Web links

• The Cardinal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The cardinal at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Cardinal. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
2. ^ Ulrich Gregor, Geschichte des Films from 1960. Bertelsmann, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-570-00816-9 , p. 451
3. ↑ Ev. Munich Press Association, Review No. 49/1964