The Abdication (1974)
A woman with a profane love... for a man of God.
Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.
- Date of release
- 1974-10-03
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Anthony Harvey
Casting
- Peter Finch — Azzolino
- Liv Ullmann — Queen Kristina
- Cyril Cusack — Oxenstierna
- Paul Rogers — Altieri
- Graham Crowden — Barberini
- Michael Dunn — The Dwarf
- Kathleen Byron — Queen Mother
- Lewis Fiander — Dominic
- Harold Goldblatt — Pinamonti
- Tony Steedman — Carranza
- Noel Trevarthen — Ginetti
- Richard Cornish — Charles
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Pinewood Studios
The Abdication is a 1974 British historical drama film directed by Anthony Harvey and starring Peter Finch and Liv Ullmann. It was written by Ruth Wolff based on her 1971 play of the same title. The film's score was composed by Nino Rota. 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.
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