The Abdication

October. 03,1974      PG
Rating:
6.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.

Peter Finch as  Azzolino
Liv Ullmann as  Queen Kristina
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

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