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Lucrèce Borgia (1953)

Lucrèce Borgia poster
Directed by
Christian-Jaque
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
12
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the Borgia family in Renaissance Italy, focusing on Lucrezia Borgia. It shows her life within a powerful and scheming clan.

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What happens

Lucrèce Borgia (also known as Lucretia Borgia or Sins of the Borgias) is a 1953 French drama film starring Martine Carol and Pedro Armendáriz. The film was directed by Christian-Jaque, who co-wrote screenplay with Cécil Saint-Laurent and Jacques Sigurd, based on a novel by Alfred Schirokauer. The film tells the story of the Borgia family of Italy during the Renaissance. It was released on DVD in the US on May 26, 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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