Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cardinal easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Cardinal end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cardinal violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cardinal scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Cardinal

Name: The Cardinal
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1963
Duration: 185 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Tom Tryon, Romy Schneider, John Huston, Carol Lynley, Dorothy Gish

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.

Directed by Otto Preminger

Produced by Otto Preminger Films, Columbia Pictures

1963185 min6.5 / 10

An ambitious historical drama that traces a priest's moral and spiritual journey through two world wars, grappling with faith, bigotry, and the weight of ecclesiastical responsibility.

A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.

Clusters

Faith Rewarded Stories Faith and Doubt Stories Historical War Movies Priests and Religious Leaders Racism And Social Injustice

Genres

Drama History War

Keywords

World War I Faith World War Ii Priest Bigotry Catholic Priest Faith Tested Abortion

Questions people ask

Is The Cardinal sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Cardinal easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Cardinal end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Cardinal violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Cardinal scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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