Lucrezia Borgia (1935 film)

Lucrezia Borgia
Directed by	Abel Gance
Produced by	Robert Bossis Bob Faure Paul Madeux Henri Ullmann
Written by	Léopold Marchand Alfred Schirokauer Henri Vendresse Abel Gance
Starring	Edwige Feuillère Gabriel Gabrio Maurice Escande Roger Karl
Music by	Marcel Lattès
Cinematography	Roger Hubert
Edited by	Roger Mercanton
Production company	Compagnie du Cinema
Distributed by	Héraut Film
Release dates	20 December 1935
Running time	93 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Lucrezia Borgia (French:Lucrèce Borgia) is a 1935 French historical film directed by Abel Gance and starring Edwige Feuillère, Gabriel Gabrio and Maurice Escande.

Feuillère's performance was widely acclaimed by critics, and significantly boosted her career.

Cast

• Edwige Feuillère as Lucrezia Borgia
• Gabriel Gabrio as César Borgia
• Maurice Escande as Jean Borgia, Duke of Gandie
• Roger Karl as Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI
• Aimé Clariond as Niccollo Machiavelli
• Philippe Hériat as Filippo, sculptor-lover
• Jacques Dumesnil as Giannino Sforza, Duke of Milano
• Max Michel as Alfonse de Aragon
• Louis Eymond as Capt. Mario, officer-lover
• Jean Fay as Tybald
• René Bergeron as Pietro
• Gaston Modot as Fracassa
• Antonin Artaud as Girolamo Savonarola
• Marcel Chabrier as Un moine - l'envoyé de Savonarole
• Georges Prieur as Baron de Villeneuve
• Louis Perdoux as Carlo
• Yvonne Drines as Flamette
• Mona Dol as La Vespa
• Jeannine Fromentin as La Malatesta
• Josette Day as Sancia, Lucrezia's companion
• Daniel Mendaille as Micheletto, chief henchman

Bibliography

• Kennedy-Karpat, Colleen. Rogues, Romance, and Exoticism in French Cinema of the 1930s. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2013.
• Oscherwitz, Dayna Higgins, Maryellen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Lucrezia Borgia at IMDb