The Cardinal

Drama

1963

2h 59m

TV14

On his path to the College of Cardinals, Stephen Fermoyle (Tom Tryon), a newly ordained Catholic priest, is confronted with family, personal and social crises that cause him spiritual turmoil. First, his sister (Carol Lynley) conceives a child out of wedlock; then he is tempted away from the Church by a woman (Romy Schneider) ; later he contends with racial bigotry within the Church and encounters Nazism in Austria. Will Stephen overcome his trials and reach the rank of cardinal?

Starring	Tom Tryon, Carol Lynley, Dorothy Gish, Romy Schneider, Maggie McNamara, John Huston, Raf Vallone, Cameron PrudHomme, John Saxon, Cecil Kellaway, Loring Smith, Jose Duvall, Peter MacLean, Robert Morse, Pat Henning, Burgess Meredith, Jill Haworth, Russ Brown, Ossie Davis, Chill Wills, Arthur Hunnicutt, Doro Merande, Patrick O'Neal, Murray Hamilton, Tullio Carminatti, Billie Hayes, Wolfgang Preiss, Bill Hayes, Cameron Prud'Homme
Genres	Drama
Studios	Warner Bros.
Popular UPC	1256972427