The Abdication is a 1974 British historical drama film directed by Anthony Harvey and starring Peter Finch and Liv Ullmann. The film's score was composed by Nino Rota.[1] It tells a fictionalized version of the rumored love affair between Christina, Queen of Sweden and Cardinal Decio Azzolino during the former's stay in Rome after abdicating her throne.
| The Abdication | |
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| Directed by | Anthony Harvey |
| Screenplay by | Ruth Wolff |
| Based on | Ruth Wolff (based on her play) |
| 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 | A Robert Fryer-James Cresson Production |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAfter abdicating her throne and converting to Catholicism, Queen Christina arrives in Rome, where Cardinal Azzolino is appointed to evaluate her and to help her to adapt to life in Rome. They fall in love, but after the Pope's death, Azzolino rejects her to re-embrace his position in the church.[2]
Cast
edit- Peter Finch as Azzolino
- Liv Ullmann as Queen Christina
- Cyril Cusack as Oxenstierna
- Paul Rogers as Altieri
- Graham Crowden as Barberini
- Michael Dunn as The Dwarf
- Kathleen Byron as Queen Mother
- Lewis Fiander as Dominic
- Harold Goldblatt as Pinamonti
- Tony Steedman as Carranza
- Noel Trevarthen as Ginetti
- Richard Cornish as Charles
- James Faulkner as Magnus
- Ania Marson as Ebba
- Franz Drago as Birgito
- Suzanne Huddart as Young Christina
- Debbie Nicholson as Young Ebba
- Edward Underdown as Christina's Father
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Abdication". www.tcm.com. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "The Abdication (1974)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
External links
edit- The Abdication at IMDb
- The Abdication at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- The Abdication at the TCM Movie Database
- The Abdication at Letterboxd
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