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Wikipedia article




'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.

Plot



In 1655, Queen Christina arrives in Rome after renouncing her Protestant kingdom to embrace the Catholic Church. Cardinal Azzolino, a favorite 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.

Cast



* 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



* List of British films of 1974

References






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