The Cardinal is a 1963 American drama film produced independently, directed by Otto Preminger and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was written by Robert Dozier, based on the novel of the same name (1950) by Henry Morton Robinson. The film is shown as a series of memory flashbacks during a formal ceremony where the protagonist is instituted as a cardinal. Romy Schneider is Annemarie von Hartmann, a former love-interest of the main character.
The Cardinal was the 18th highest-grossing film of the year. It grossed $11,170,588 in the United States, earning $5.46 million in domestic rentals. The film won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama.
Romy Schneider at “The Cardinal”, film premier, Paris, 1963. REPORTERS ASSOCIES/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images via
Romy Schneider with Anthony Quinn and Paul Hubschmid at the Paris OperaHouse premiere of The Cardinal, 1963 via
Romy Schneider with Anthony Quinn at the Paris OperaHouse premiere of The Cardinal, 1963 via
Romy Schneider with Anthony Quinn at the Paris Opera House premiere of The Cardinal, 1963 via
Romy Schneider with Anthony Quinn at the Paris Opera House premiere of The Cardinal, 1963 via
Romy Schneider with Anthony Quinn at the Paris Opera House premiere of The Cardinal, 1963 via
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