A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
- Nominated for 6 Oscars
- 3 wins & 13 nominations total
- Ramon Gongaro
- (as Jose Duval)
- Bobby
- (as Robert {Morse} and His Adora-Belles)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Vatican bankrolled some of the film, and the Vatican liaison was a young Joseph Ratzinger, who in 2005 became the 265th Catholic Pope as Benedict XVI.
- GoofsAll along the movie, we see, leading to St Peter's square, the Via della Conciliazione and its palazzi, built for the Holy Year of 1950, under the pontificate of Pius XII, whose election Cardinal Fermoyle is supposed to take part at the very end of the movie.
- Quotes
Cardinal Glennon: We've never had a priest working with the Mafia before. But I suppose you made some interesting contacts in Rome.
Stephen Fermoyle: I had no choice, Your Eminence. I had to work my way through the seminary by selling opium in St. Peter's Square.
Cardinal Glennon: You're not afraid of me.
Stephen Fermoyle: No.
Cardinal Glennon: Why not? Most people are.
Stephen Fermoyle: I think it's because you remind me of my father. He was known as "Den the Down Shouter," but I soon learned his roar was the only fierce thing about him.
Cardinal Glennon: He's a lucky man to have a son who's not afraid of him.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
- SoundtracksThey Haven't Got the Girls in the U.S.A.
Lyrics by Al Stillman
Music by Jerome Moross (uncredited)
Performed by Robert Morse (uncredited)
- filmkr
- Aug 21, 2001
Details
- Runtime2 hours 55 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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