Le Cardinal d'Espagne

France

Drama History

131 min

1964

Danièle Ajoret Denis Savignat Henri Rollan Line Noro Max Fournel André Falcon Simon Eine Bernard Dhéran Paul-Émile Deiber Louise Conte René Camoin Régine Blaess Marco Behar Jean-Claude Arnaud François Vibert

This play by Henry de Montherland, takes place in 1517 and depicts the Cardinal de Cisneros, an authoritarian man approaching his end, regent of the throne of Spain oscillating between his desire for power and his tendency to inaction. Thinking himself invulnerable, he awaits the arrival of young Charles on the throne, but his beliefs will be shaken.