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The Abdication (Original title)
Dates: 1974 (Copyright), 03 October 1974 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Anthony Harvey

Synopsis: In 1655, Queen Christina arrives in rome after renouncing her Protestant kingdom to embrace the Catholic Church. Cardinal Azzolino, a favourite as successor to the dying Pope, is assigned to examine her. They fall in love and contemplate fleeing, but the Pope's death sees Azzolino re-embracing the Church and rejecting Christina.

Genre:
Historical drama
Releases
Date: 03 October 1974Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 100 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 06 December 1974Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 100 mins Length: 9012 FeetDialogue (original): English