

The Cardinal
“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.”
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
Genres
Drama, History, War
Studio
Otto Preminger Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Cardinal performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$11.2M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast

Stephen Fermoyle
Tom Tryon
Stephen Fermoyle

Annemarie von Hartman
Romy Schneider
Annemarie von Hartman

Kardinal Glennon
John Huston
Kardinal Glennon

Mona Fermoyle / Regina Fermoyle
Carol Lynley
Mona Fermoyle / Regina Fermoyle

Celia Fermoyle
Dorothy Gish
Celia Fermoyle

Florrie Fermoyle
Maggie McNamara
Florrie Fermoyle

Frank Fermoyle
Bill Hayes
Frank Fermoyle

Din Fermoyle
Cameron Prud'Homme
Din Fermoyle

Benny Rampell
John Saxon
Benny Rampell

Cornelius J. Deegan
Loring Smith
Cornelius J. Deegan

Monsignor Monaghan
Cecil Kellaway
Monsignor Monaghan
Ramon Gongaro
Jose Duvall
Ramon Gongaro
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