The Cardinal (1936 film)
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The Cardinal is a 1936 British
historical drama film
directed by Sinclair Hill
and starring Matheson Lang
, Eric Portman
and Robert Atkins
. The film depicts a power battle in Rome in 1570 between Giuliano de Medici and one of his rivals.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
historical drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill was a British film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894...
and starring Matheson Lang
Matheson Lang
Matheson Alexander Lang was a Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays.-Biography:...
, Eric Portman
Eric Portman
Eric Portman was a distinguished English stage and film actor...
and Robert Atkins
Robert Atkins
Robert Atkins may refer to:* Robert Atkins , American physician noted for the Atkins diet* Robert Atkins , British film and theatre actor...
. The film depicts a power battle in Rome in 1570 between Giuliano de Medici and one of his rivals.
Cast
- Matheson LangMatheson LangMatheson Alexander Lang was a Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays.-Biography:...
... Cardinal de Medici - Eric PortmanEric PortmanEric Portman was a distinguished English stage and film actor...
... Giuliano de Medici - Robert AtkinsRobert AtkinsRobert Atkins may refer to:* Robert Atkins , American physician noted for the Atkins diet* Robert Atkins , British film and theatre actor...
... Gen. Belmont - O. B. Clarence ... Monterosa
- Douglas Jefferies ... Baglioni
- F. B. J. Sharp ... Pope Julius II
- Wilfred Fletcher ... Michelangelo
- A. Bromley DavenportA. Bromley DavenportArthur Henry Bromley-Davenport , better known as A. Bromley Davenport, was an English actor born in Baginton, Warwickshire, England, UK....
... Bramante - Rayner Barton ... Cardinal Orelli
- Edgar K. Bruce ... Spini
- David HorneDavid Horne (actor)-Biography:British actor and playwright David Horne began his film career in the 1930s, after a distinguished early career in the theatre. He was generally seen portraying pompous, self-satisfied characters...
... English Abbot - June DuprezJune DuprezJune Duprez was an English film actress.The daughter of American vaudeville performer Fred Duprez, she was born in Teddington, Middlesex, England, during an air raid in the final months of World War I....
... Francesca Monterosa - Henrietta WatsonHenrietta Watson-Selected filmography:* Creeping Shadows * Jealousy * Collision * A Shot in the Dark * The Pointing Finger * Things Are Looking Up * Barnacle Bill * The Guv'nor...
... Donna Claricia - Dora BartonDora BartonDora Barton was an actress who appeared in films between 1916 and 1938.She was the daughter of actress Mary Barton and the sister of actress Naoni Barton...
... Duenna