- HD 1080
- Runtime: 175m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Otto Preminger
- Stars: Tom Tryon, Romy Schneider, John Huston, Carol Lynley, Dorothy Gish
- keywords: world war i, faith, world war ii, priest, bigotry, catholic priest, faith tested, abortion, preserved film
- Production_studio: Otto Preminger Films, Columbia Pictures
- Slogan: 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.
- The The Cardinal is featured in the top rankings of 1963
- #67 in Top Drama Movies of 1963
- #7 in Top War Movies of 1963
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.