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Cardinal Richelieu

  • 19351935
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 22m
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6.3/10
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George Arliss in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
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The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
226
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    • Rowland V. Lee
  • Writers
    • Edward George Bulwer-Lytton(play "Richelieu")
    • Cameron Rogers(adaptation)
    • Maude T. Howell(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • George Arliss
    • Maureen O'Sullivan
    • Edward Arnold
    • Rowland V. Lee
  • Writers
    • Edward George Bulwer-Lytton(play "Richelieu")
    • Cameron Rogers(adaptation)
    • Maude T. Howell(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • George Arliss
    • Maureen O'Sullivan
    • Edward Arnold
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    • 11User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
    George Arliss and Edward Arnold in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
    Cesar Romero in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
    George Arliss in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
    Maureen O'Sullivan, George Arliss, and Cesar Romero in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
    Maureen O'Sullivan, George Arliss, and Francis Lister in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
    Maureen O'Sullivan in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
    George Arliss, Edward Arnold, and Halliwell Hobbes in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
    George Arliss, Katharine Alexander, and Violet Kemble Cooper in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
    George Arliss, Cesar Romero, and Leo McCabe in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
    Maureen O'Sullivan, George Arliss, Cesar Romero, and Halliwell Hobbes in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
    Maureen O'Sullivan, Cesar Romero, and Douglass Dumbrille in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)

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    George Arliss
    George Arliss
    • Cardinal Richelieu
    Maureen O'Sullivan
    Maureen O'Sullivan
    • Lenore di Brissac
    Edward Arnold
    Edward Arnold
    • Louis XIII
    Cesar Romero
    Cesar Romero
    • Count Andre de Pons
    Douglass Dumbrille
    Douglass Dumbrille
    • Count Baradas
    Francis Lister
    Francis Lister
    • Prince Gaston
    Halliwell Hobbes
    Halliwell Hobbes
    • Father Joseph
    Violet Kemble Cooper
    Violet Kemble Cooper
    • Queen Marie
    Katharine Alexander
    Katharine Alexander
    • Queen Anne
    Robert Harrigan
    • Fontrailles
    Joseph R. Tozer
    • De Bussy
    • (as Joseph Tozer)
    Lumsden Hare
    Lumsden Hare
    • Gustavus Adolphus - King of Sweden
    Russell Hicks
    Russell Hicks
    • Le Moyne
    Keith Hitchcock
    • Duke D'Epernon
    • (as Keith Kenneth)
    Murray Kinnell
    Murray Kinnell
    • Duke of Lorraine
    Herbert Bunston
    Herbert Bunston
    • Duke of Normandy
    Guy Bellis
    • Duke of Buckingham
    Boyd Irwin
    • Austrian Prime Minister
      • Rowland V. Lee
    • Writers
      • Edward George Bulwer-Lytton(play "Richelieu")
      • Cameron Rogers(adaptation)
      • Maude T. Howell(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Star George Arliss and Edward Arnold did not get along at all on this film, with Arnold charitably describing working with Arliss as "a trying experience".
    • Goofs
      On a proclamation shown Richelieu the word "eminence" is spelled with two "m's."
    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Cesar Romero: In a Class by Himself (2000)

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    6/10
    Richelieu as a good guy
    When most of us hear the name Cardinal Richelieu, we think of the evil bad guy from The Three Musketeers. Vincent Price, Tim Curry, and Christoph Waltz have portrayed him - and they always play bad guys! However, in this 1935 biopic, he's supposed to be a good guy. George Arliss plays the cardinal, and he spends the whole movie making master plans for the greater good: protecting King Louis XIII from assassination and betrayal. George Arliss was very famous in the early silver screen, but if you don't like his style, you probably won't like this movie.

    I watched it for Cesar Romero, who plays the young, handsome romantic lead. In full "musketeer gear", armed with a wig and a sword, he falls madly in love with the equally beautiful Maureen O'Sullivan in one evening. It's a whirlwind courtship, and they vow to marry - but they haven't even learned each others' names! When George Arliss orders Cesar to marry a woman of his choice, even threatening him with an execution order if he refuses, Cesar does refuse. He loves Maureen and won't marry anyone else. It turns out Maureen is George's daughter, and he was playing a little joke on the couple. It's a very cute scene, but the rest of the movie is a little boring by comparison. And Edward Arnold's thick New York accent feels out of place as the French king, especially when everyone else is trying to hard to be in a period piece.
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      • April 28, 1935 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • 20th Century Pictures
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    • 1 hour 22 minutes
      • Black and White

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