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The Cardinal

1963 film by Otto Preminger
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Summary

The Cardinal is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,280 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[4]
  • Director: Otto Preminger[5]
  • Screenwriter: Robert Dozier[6]
  • Composer: Jerome Moross[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8]
  • Based on: The Cardinal[9]
  • Cast member: Tom Tryon[10], Romy Schneider[11], Carol Lynley[12], Jill Haworth[13], Raf Vallone[14], John Saxon[15], Josef Meinrad[16], Burgess Meredith[17], Ossie Davis[18], Dorothy Gish[19], Tullio Carminati[20], Maggie McNamara[21], Bill Hayes[22], Cecil Kellaway[23]
  • Producer: Otto Preminger[24]
  • Production company: Otto Preminger Film[25]
  • Director of photography: Leon Shamroy[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Commons category: The Cardinal (1963 film)[28]
  • Soundtrack release: The Cardinal – An Original Soundtrack Recording[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 6/10[31], 47%[32], 6.8/10[33]
  • Color: color[34], black-and-white[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1963[37]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[38], Netflix[39]
  • Narrative location: Vatican City[40]
  • Filming location: Vienna[41], Austria[42]
  • Main subject: World War I[43]
  • Film editor: Louis R. Loeffler[44]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[45], Academy Award for Best Director[46], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[47], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[48], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[49], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[50], Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding[51]

Why It Matters

The Cardinal has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did The Cardinal receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3] and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[4].

Related Entities

Austria Dorothy Gish film John Huston John Saxon Maggie McNamara Netflix Ossie Davis Otto Preminger Raf Vallone Romy Schneider United States Vatican City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', '
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → Henry Morton Robinson
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  3. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → World War I
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  4. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War I, World War II, 20th century +1
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  5. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 63342
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  6. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War I, World War II, 20th century +1
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  7. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → the-cardinal
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  8. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 6/10, 47%, 6.8/10
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  9. 16w ago · Difool · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filming location → Vienna, Austria
    Instance of → film
    Cast member → Tom Tryon, Romy Schneider, Carol Lynley +32
    Composer → Jerome Moross
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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