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.[1] 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.

Cardinal Richelieu
Directed by	Rowland V. Lee
Written by	Cameron Rogers
Based on	Richelieu 1839 play by Edward Bulwer Lytton
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring	George Arliss Maureen O'Sullivan Edward Arnold
Cinematography	J. Peverell Marley
Edited by	Sherman Todd
Music by	Alfred Newman
Production company	Twentieth Century Pictures
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	April 28, 1935 (1935-04-28)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• George Arliss as Cardinal Richelieu
• Maureen O'Sullivan as Lenore
• Edward Arnold as Louis XIII
• Cesar Romero as Andre de Pons
• Douglass Dumbrille as Baradas
• Francis Lister as Gaston
• Halliwell Hobbes as Father Joseph
• Violet Kemble Cooper as Queen Marie
• Katharine Alexander as Anne of Austria
• Lumsden Hare as Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
• Russell Hicks as Le Moyne
• Murray Kinnell as Duke of Lorraine
• Herbert Bunston as Duke of Normandy
• Guy Bellis as Duke of Buckingham
• Boyd Irwin as Austrian Prime Minister
• Leonard Mudie as Olivares
• Reginald Sheffield as Richelieu's Outrider
• William Worthington as King's Chamberlain
• Gilbert Emery as Noble
• John Carradine as Agitator

References

External links

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