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Cast
Hal Reid
as Cardinal Wolsey
Julia Swayne Gordon
as Catherine of Aragon
Clara Kimball Young
as Anne Boleyn
Tefft Johnson
as King Henry VIII
Robert Gaillard
as Gardiner, later Bishop of Winchester
Logan Paul
as Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
George Ober
as Bishop of Essex
Hal Wilson
as King's friend (as Harold Wilson)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1912
Runtime0h 09m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
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DirectorLaurence Trimble, J. Stuart Blackton
WritersLaurence Trimble, J. Stuart Blackton
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsCardinal Wolsey
About Cardinal Wolsey
King Henry VIII smitten with Anne Boleyn wishes to displace his estimable Queen Catherine for her. He appeals to Cardinal Wolsey to set aside the tenets of the Church and consent to his divorce from the Queen. The cardinal absolutely refuses to do anything so inimical to his office, as representative of the Holy See. Angered King Henry induces the Archbishop of Canterbury to call a special council through which he divorces himself from Queen Catherine. In punishment for his refusal to accede to the king's wishes, the cardinal is exiled to Leicester Abbey where he dies three days afterward, conscious that he had sustained the sacredness of his office, a martyr to his faith and of service to his king.
Directed by Laurence Trimble, J. Stuart Blackton, Cardinal Wolsey leans on a strong ensemble — Hal Reid, Julia Swayne Gordon, Clara Kimball Young — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1912.
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