''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

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, 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

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. It was released on DVD in the US on May 26, 2009.

Cast

*Martine Carol – Lucrece Borgia *Pedro Armendáriz – Cesar Borgia * Massimo Serato – Duke of Aragon *Valentine Tessier – Julie Farmesa *Louis Seigner – Mage, Soothsayer *

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– Micheletto *

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– Paolo * Tania Fédor – Vanna *Georges Lannes – Ambassador * Maurice Ronet – Perott

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''Lucrèce Borgia''
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