The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Rowland V. LeeDirector
- Maude T. HowellScreenplay
- Nunnally JohnsonWriter
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- George ArlissCardinal Richelieu
- Edward ArnoldLouis XIII
- Maureen O'SullivanLenore
- Cesar RomeroAndre de Pons
- Violet Kemble CooperQueen Marie
- Katharine AlexanderQueen Anne
- Halliwell HobbesFather Joseph
- Francis ListerGaston
- Lumsden HareGustavus Adolphus - King of Sweden
- Keith HitchcockDuke D'Epernon
- Murray KinnellDuke of Lorraine
- Herbert BunstonDuke of Normandy
Stills
Themes
politicscardinal