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Cardinal Richelieu is a 1935 American historical film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring George Arliss, Maureen O'Sullivan, Edward Arnold and Cesar Romero. It was based on the 1839 play Richelieu by Edward Bulwer-Lytton depicting the life of the great seventeenth century French statesman Cardinal Richelieu and his dealings with Louis XIII.
Original Release
04/28/1935
US Release
04/28/1935
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| George Arliss | Cardinal Richelieu |
| Maureen O'Sullivan | Lenore di Brissac / Lenore |
| Edward Arnold | Louis XIII |
| Cesar Romero | Count Andre de Pons / Andre de Pons |
| Douglass Dumbrille | Count Baradas |
| Francis Lister | Prince Gaston / Gaston |
| Halliwell Hobbes | Father Joseph |
| Violet Kemble Cooper | Queen Marie |
| Katharine Alexander | Queen Anne |
| Robert Harrigan | Fontrailles |
Directors
Writers
Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Cameron Rogers, Maude T. Howell, W.P. Lipscomb, Nunnally Johnson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| George Arliss | Cardinal Richelieu |
| Maureen O'Sullivan | Lenore di Brissac / Lenore |
| Edward Arnold | Louis XIII |
| Cesar Romero | Count Andre de Pons / Andre de Pons |
| Douglass Dumbrille | Count Baradas |
| Francis Lister | Prince Gaston / Gaston |
| Halliwell Hobbes | Father Joseph |
| Violet Kemble Cooper | Queen Marie |
| Katharine Alexander | Queen Anne |
| Robert Harrigan | Fontrailles |
| Joseph R. Tozer | De Bussy |
| Lumsden Hare | Gustavus Adolphus - King of Sweden |
| Russell Hicks | Le Moyne |
| Keith Hitchcock | Duke D'Epernon |
| Murray Kinnell | Duke of Lorraine |
| Herbert Bunston | Duke of Normandy |
| Guy Bellis | Duke of Buckingham |
| Boyd Irwin | Austrian Prime Minister |
| Leonard Mudie | Olivares |
| David Clyde | Inn-Keeper |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nunnally Johnson | Producer |
| William Goetz | Producer |
| Raymond Griffith | Producer |
| Joseph M. Schenck | Producer |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
