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The Cardinal
film by Preminger [1963]
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discussed in biography
- In Otto Preminger: Later films
…Advise &Consent did for politics, The Cardinal (1963) tried to do for religion. The film followed a young Roman Catholic priest (Tom Tryon) over several decades as he endures a number of challenges to his religious convictions before he is elevated to cardinal. Dorothy Gish, John Huston, and Ossie Davis…
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role of Huston
- In John Huston: Films of the 1960s of John Huston
…in another film, Otto Preminger’s The Cardinal. That performance earned Huston an Academy Award nomination as best supporting actor and started a new parallel career for him as an actor.
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