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The Mask of Cesare Borgia (1941)

The Mask of Cesare Borgia poster
Original title
La maschera di Cesare Borgia
Directed by
Duilio Coletti
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Italian drama follows the life of Cesare Borgia, a powerful and ambitious figure in Renaissance Italy. The film depicts his political maneuvers and personal conflicts as he seeks to expand his influence.

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What happens

The Mask of Cesare Borgia (Italian: La maschera di Cesare Borgia) is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Osvaldo Valenti, Elsa De Giorgi and Carlo Tamberlani. Coletti asserted that the 1948 20th Century Fox film Prince of Foxes was a remake of his work, the American studio having bought the rights, although the latter film's source is credited as a novel of the same title by Samuel Shellabarger. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Antonio Tagliolini and Enrico Verdozzi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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