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The Abdication (1974)

The Abdication

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1h 43m

Biography, Drama, Historical

October 3rd, 1974

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Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.

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Cast

Peter Finch
Cardinal Azzolino
Liv Ullmann
Queen Kristina
Cyril Cusack
Oxenstierna
Paul Rogers
Altieri
Graham Crowden
Cardinal Barberini
Michael Dunn
The Dwarf
Kathleen Byron
Queen Mother
Lewis Fiander
Father Dominic
Harold Goldblatt
Pinamonti
Tony Steedman
Carranza
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Directors

Anthony Harvey
Full cast & crew

Producers

James Cresson
producer
Robert Fryer
producer
William Hill
associate producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Ruth Wolff
play
Ruth Wolff
screenplay
Full cast & crew

Taglines

A woman with a profane love... for a man of God.
She shook the Vatican like an earthquake. Shocking whispers had preceded her. Debauchery. Unspeakable acts. A reign of scandal...And now she had cast her spell over one of them.

Keywords

forbidden love
queen
no opening credits
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

August 29th, 1975 (Denmark)
November 15th, 1974 (Finland)
May 16th, 1996 (Germany) (TV premiere)
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Alternative Titles

The Abdication (original title)
A Abdicação de uma Rainha (Brazil)
Længsel efter kærlighed (Denmark)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

103 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Pictures
A Robert Fryer-James Cresson Production

Distribution Companies

Warner Bros. (Norway)
Warner-Columbia Film (Sweden)
Columbia-Warner Distributors (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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Other Companies

Sartoria Farani S.t.L. (costumes) (as Farani)

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