The Jewish Cardinal
The Jewish Cardinal

The Jewish Cardinal

7.1(7 votes)
2013
1h 36m
Drama
History
TV Movie

The Jewish Cardinal tells the amazing true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, who maintained his cultural identity as a Jew even after converting to Catholicism at a young age, and later joining the priesthood. Quickly rising within the ranks of the Church, Lustiger was appointed Archbishop of Paris by Pope John Paul II―and found a new platform to celebrate his dual identity as a Catholic Jew, earning him both friends and enemies from either group. When Carmelite nuns settle down to build a convent within the cursed walls of Auschwitz, Lustiger finds himself a mediator between the two communities―and he may be forced, at last, to choose his side.

Production

ARTE, A Plus Image 4, ARTE France Cinéma

Cast

Laurent Lucas

Laurent Lucas

Jean-Marie Lustiger

Aurélien Recoing

Aurélien Recoing

Jean-Paul II

Audrey Dana

Audrey Dana

Fanny

Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet

Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet

Le père Julien

Alex Skarbek

Alex Skarbek

Père Kristof

Nathalie Richard

Nathalie Richard

La Mère Superiéure

Bruno Todeschini

Bruno Todeschini

Théo Klein

Jean-Noël Martin

Jean-Noël Martin

Monseigneur Courcoux

Henri Guybet

Henri Guybet

Charles Lustiger

Marie Beaujeux

Marie Beaujeux

Charlotte

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