Cardinal Wolsey
Director: Laurence Trimble
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.
Cast
Hal Reid
Cardinal Wolsey
Julia Swayne Gordon
Catherine of Aragon
Clara Kimball Young
Anne Boleyn
Tefft Johnson
King Henry VIII
Robert Gaillard
Gardiner, later Bishop of Winchester
Logan Paul
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
George Ober
Bishop of Essex
Hal Wilson
King's friend (as Harold Wilson)
In brief
Cardinal Wolsey (1912) is a drama film. The film has not yet gathered many viewer ratings. The film runs 9min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.
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Cardinal Wolsey runs 9 minutes (9min).
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Cardinal Wolsey was released in 1912.
