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20/10/1922 1h 36m
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Overview

Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, has three adult children: Juan, who is virtuous and has a sweetheart who is a woman of the people, Lucrezia, who is virtuous and wants to marry Alfonso, and Cesare, who is wicked and lusts after Lucrezia, Juan's girlfriend, and probably others. Cesare has vowed to kill any suitor for Lucrezia's love, and he has three thugs to carry out his wishes. Bodies fall into the Tiber, into the Colosseum (with lions prowling), and onto the Vatican floors.

  1. Richard Oswald

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Conrad Veidt

    Cesare Borgia

  2. Liane Haid

    Lucrezia Borgia (Fandanga)

  3. Albert Bassermann

    Papst Alexander VI Rodrigo Borgia

  4. Paul Wegener

    Micheletto

  5. Heinrich George

    Sebastiano

  6. Adolf E. Licho

    Lodowico

  7. William Dieterle

    Giovanni Sforza, Herr von Pesaro

  8. Lothar Müthel

    Juan Borgia

  9. Alphons Fryland

    Alfonso, Prinz von Arragon

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06
It's quite interesting that the relationships crucial to the telling of this tale are not as history defines them. Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia) is described as the uncle to brothers Cesare and Juan, who's cousin is Lucrezia and he is not her father either. Perhaps a nod to the supposed celibacy of the papacy, or just being polite? In any case, it matters little to the plot which is essentially more about Cesare (Conrad Veidt) than his eponymous sister (Liane Haid). Even at the age of just 29, Veidt manages to present us with a suitably sleezy, devious and manipulative character whose views on...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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