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The Borgias( 1981)

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Overview

A a serial in ten parts on the lives of one of the most intriguing families in history.

    Series Cast

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      Oliver Cotton

      Cesare Borgia

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      Maurice O'Connell

      Michelotto

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      Anne-Louise Lambert

      Lucrezia Borgia

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      Louis Selwyn

      Jofre Borgia

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      Adolfo Celi

      Rodrigo Borgia

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      Ralph Nossek

      Johann Burchard

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      Eleanor David

      Sancia

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      Barbara Shelley

      Vannozza Canale

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      Alfred Burke

      Giuliano della Rovere

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      Carl Forgione

      Giorgio

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      Clive Merrison

      Ascanio Sforza

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      Martin Potter

      Paolo Orsini

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      Peter Benson

      Gaspare Pato

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      Nicholas Le Prevost

      Baglioni

    Current Season

    Miniseries

    1981 | 10 Episodes

    Miniseries of The Borgias premiered on Oct 14 1981

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Aug 23 2024
    The BBC took quite a few risks with this ten part dramatisation of the lives of the infamous Borgia family that dominated Vatican politics in the late 15th century. Aside from established "Bond" villain Adolfo Celi as patriarch Alexander VI, they avoided using a cast of familiar-faced actors to tell this story and it largely works. It starts with the death of Innocent VIII and takes us through the machinations of the electoral college which serves well to introduces to the other players: sons Cesare (Oliver Cotton) and Jofre (Louis Selwyn) and daughter Lucrezia (Anne-Louise Lambert) as well as ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Ended

    Status

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    Type

    Miniseries

    Original Language

    English

    Keywords

    • italy
    • rome, italy
    • leonardo da vinci
    • religion
    • miniseries
    • historical drama
    • renaissance
    • 15th century