The Abdication
The Abdication is a 1974 British historical drama film directed by Anthony Harvey and starring Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Cyril Cusack, Graham Crowden and James Faulkner. The film's score was composed by Nino Rota.
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| Directed by | Anthony Harvey |
| Written by | Ruth Wolff |
| Produced by | James Cresson Robert Fryer |
| Starring | Peter Finch Liv Ullmann |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Edited by | John Bloom |
| Music by | Nino Rota |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
In 1655, Queen Christina arrives in Rome after renouncing her Protestant kingdom to embrace the Catholic Church. Cardinal Azzolino, a favorite as successor to the dying Pope, is assigned to examine her. They fall in love and contemplate fleeing, but the Pope's death sees Azzolino re-embracing the Church and rejecting Christina.
Cast
- Peter Finch as Cardinal Azzolino
- Liv Ullmann as Queen Kristina
- Cyril Cusack as Axel Oxenstierna
- Paul Rogers as Altieri
- Graham Crowden as Cardinal Barberini
- Michael Dunn as The Dwarf
- Kathleen Byron as Queen Mother
- Lewis Fiander as Father Dominic
- Harold Goldblatt as Pinamonti
- Tony Steedman as Carranza
- Noel Trevarthen as Ginetti
- Richard Cornish as Charles
- James Faulkner as Magnus de la Gardie
- Ania Marson as Ebba Sparre
- Franz Drago as Birgito
- Suzanne Huddart as Young Kristina
- Debbie Nicholson as Young Ebba
- Edward Underdown as Gustaf II Adolf, Christina's father
See also
References
External links
- The Abdication at IMDb
- The Abdication at the British Film Institute
- The Abdication at the TCM Movie Database
- The Abdication at Letterboxd
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