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Description: In the fifteenth century, Pope Alexander VI tries to control all power in Italy with the help of his several sons, through murder, intrigue, war, and marriage alliances.

Cast:
Rodrigo Borgia: Jeremy Irons
Cesare Borgia: François Arnaud
Lucrezia Borgia: Holliday Grainger
Cardinal Ascanio Sforza: Peter Sullivan
Micheletto: Sean Harris
Vanozza Cattaneo: Joanne Whalley
Giulia Farnese: Lotte Verbeek
Giuliano Della Rovere: Colm Feore
Cardinal Versucci: Vernon Dobtcheff
Juan Borgia: David Oakes
Cardinal Piccolomini: Bosco Hogan
Caterina Sforza: Gina McKee
Calvino: Callum Turner
Niccolo Machiavelli: Julian Bleach
Alfonso of Aragon: Sebastian De Souza
Rufio: Thure Lindhardt
Girolamo Savonarola: Steven Berkoff
Ursula Bonadeo: Ruta Gedmintas
Giovanni Sforza: Ronan Vibert
King Charles VIII: Michel Muller
Roberto Orsini: Prometheus Aleifer
Paolo: Luke Pasqualino
Paolo Orsini: Pilou Asbæk
Vitelezzo Vitelli: Abraham Belaga
Johannes Burchart: Simon McBurney
Friar: Roger Lloyd Pack
Antonello: Jesse Bostick
Benito Sforza: Noah Silver
Cardinal Colonna: John Rado
French General: Mark Noble
Prospero Colonna: Joseph Macnab
Prince Alfonso: Augustus Prew
Gioffre Borgia: Aidan Alexander
Cardinal Farnese: Cyron Melville
Doctor: Tristan Sturrock
Gian Paolo Baglioni: Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Mattai the Hebrew: Brendan Cowell
French Captain: Edward Akrout
Pascal: Charlie Carrick
Cardinal De Luca: Peter Stebbings
Raffaello: Tom Austen
Francesca: Mickey Sumner
Vittoria: Jemima West
Bianca: Melia Kreiling
Ludovico Sforza: Ivan Kaye
Piero De Medici: Harry Taurasi
Old Lady: Linda Marlowe
Sancia: Emmanuelle Chriqui
Fredirigo: Luke Allen-Gale
Cardinal Costanzo: Leo Bill
King Ferdinand II of Naples: Matias Varela
Pinturicchio: Jalaal Hartley
Cardinal 2: Antal Leisen
Francesco Gonzaga: Patrick O'Kane
French Ambassador: David Lowe
Nanny: Helen Bradbury
Cardinal Orsini: David Dencik
Georges D'Amboise: Edward Hogg
Mortician: Noah Taylor
Assassin 1: Andrew Gower
King Ferrante of Naples: Joseph Kelly
Hernando De Caballos: Robert Cavanah
Aged Nun: Nan Kerr
Brother Bernardino: John Arthur
Louis XII of France: Serge Hazanavicius
Il Cerimoniere: Béla Gados
Neapolitan Courtier: Alexis Latham
Carlo Baglione: David Papava
Latin Reader: Zoltan Rihmer
Spanish Ambassador: Robert Reina
Cardinal Petrucci: Jonah Russell
Cardinal 1: Péter Kertész
The Physician: Richard Durden
Mohammed: Alex Lanipekun
Abbess: Wendy Nottingham
Beatrice: Katie McGuinness
Battista Colonna: Giacomo Gonnella
Gamaliel: Tom Keller
General: Liam McMahon
Theo: David Bamber
Medic: Frank Bourke
Baron Bonadeo: Nicholas Rowe
Friar Raphael: Edward Petherbridge
Drunk: Mark C. Phelan
Vincenzo: Nathan O'Toole
Savonarola Children's Leader: Stevie Benko
Neapolitan Guard: Richard Rattner
Prince Djem: Elyes Gabel
Joan of France: Sophie Goulet
Deacon Cardinal: Stephen Noonan
Isabella: Barbara Flynn
Altar Boy: James Wilson
Pope Innocent: Michael Poole
Captain of the Guard: Steven Hartley
The French Ambassador: David Dawson
Shepherd: John Surman
Papal Physician: William Ruane
Guard 1: Bálint Adorjáni
Flunkey: Philip Perkinson
Guard 2: Ferenc Hujber
Cardinal: Kevin Griffiths
Dominican Monk: Barna Ilyes
Maria: Montserrat Lombard
Carina: Lucy Drive
Masseur: Ferenc Lengyel
Raphael: Jamie Blackley
Siege Overseer: Jamie Beamish
Papal Soldier Snitch: Gábor Nagypál
Dominican Prior: Tam Dean Burn
Bishop: Robert Gogo-Fawcett
Condottiere 1: Danny Midwinter
Neapolitan Ambassador: Alan Westaway
Turkish Ambassador: Levente Törköly
Giancarlo: Johnny Palmiero
Gian Galaezzo: Keith Burke
Woman in Bed: Elena Argiros
Rhodente Orsini: Andrew Pleavin
The Penitent: Richard Rifkin
The Witch: Edina Lezsak
Sforza Soldier 2: James Robinson
Sinner: Ákos Inotay
Sobbing Woman: Athina Papadimitriu
Bodyguard #2: László Keszég
Husband (Actor): Kenneth Collard
Ambassador of Navarre: James Woolley
Della Rovere's Cook: Olivér Tóth
Vatican Guard: Ákos Horváth
Djem's Servant: Peter Mark
The Woman: Camilla Rutherford
Mortuary Attendant: Raffaello Degruttola
The Embalmer: Billy Boyle
Stalwart Nun: Joanna Foster
Choir Boy: Anton Giltrap
Florentine Swordsman: Iván Fenyö
Venetian Envoy: Paul Putner
Sforza Soldier 1: Alex Mugnaioni
Artist: Zsolt Viczei
Young Juan: Oliver Doherty
Vittorio Colonna: Charlie Anson
Gabriella Visconti: Emily Taaffe
Courtesan (Actor): Paloma Oakenfold
Augustino: Darwin Shaw
Gascon Leader: Emil Hostina
The Dominican: Simon Nader
Guard: Lukács Bicskey
Pilgrim: Dénes Bernáth
Wife (Actor): Helen Norton
French Rider: Arkie Reece
Sigimondo D'Este: Seymour Matthews
French Escort 1: Jean-Paul Van Cauwelaert
Vatican Cook: Gäbor Atlasz
Bernadetta: Kellie Blaise
Elina: Caitlin Joseph
Gascon Scout #1: Thomas Thoroe
The Boy Lucio: Rory McMenamin
Messenger from Liguria: Matt Devere
Armourer Naples: Mike Kelly
Pilgrim 2: Andrea Takáts
Monk: Péter Polgár
Notary: Richard Bremmer
Son (Actor): Dávid Abonyi
Magdelena: Sarah Solemani
Gascon Scout #2: Dermot Keaney
Doge of Venice's Nephew: Szilárd Várnai
Sulphur Mine Overseer: Tom Stuart
Major-Domo: Pál Makrai
Theatre Manager: Mal Whyte
Priest: Sebastián Cortes
Prostitute 1: Naomi Cooper-Davis
Gunner Captain: Árpád Csernik
Arrogant Young Nephew: Antal Ádám
Flirtatious Lady: Fernanda Dorogi
Rosa: Jacqui Dankworth
Gascon Scout #4: Imre Sipos
French Captain #2: Miklós Turek
The Boy Angelo: Elliot Lang
Concetta: Mackenzie Munro
Gatekeeper: Eric MacLennan
Jewish Merchant #1: Csaba Vékes
Sister Angela: Réka Sinkó
Condottiere 2: Zoltán Schmied
Prostitute 2: Orsolya Éva Oroszi
Elderly Nobleman: György Gál
Whore 1: Réka Császár
Tommaso Carracci: Selva Rasalingam
Gascon Scout #5: Zsolt Zágoni
Nurse: Edit Balázsovits
Sister Sylvia: Szilvia Pintér
Jewish Merchant #2: Árpád Barta
Midwife: Susan Cookson
Whore 2: Anna Spergel
Goofy Noble Grandson: Levente Tasner
Catherina's Servant: Sophie Thompson
Soldier: András Ábel
Beggar Woman: Sarah Finigan
Nurse 2: Kata Sarbó
French Soldier 1: Russ Bain
Venetian Ambassador: Robert Demeger
Alicia: Matilda Sturridge
Lucio: David Kabelitz
Servant: Declan Hannigan
Nun #1: Gabi Fon
French Soldier #2: Matt Stokoe
Venetian Prince Regent: Isaac O'Sullivan
Native American: Fabiano Dantas Tavares
Papal Guard: Harry Boyd
Nun #2: Gerda Pohánka
Conquistador: Justin Avoth
French Soldier 3: Richard Shanks
Domenico the Kitchen Hand: Patrick Osborne
Birdman: Frederick Warder
Vincenzo Salvatore: Barney Glover
Youth #1: Sam Keeley
Gonzaga Servant: András Sándor
Youth #2: Máté Haumann
Paolo-Cavalli: Ondra Dorian
Charlotte D'Albret: Ana Ularu
Robine De Lamoll: Krystallia Kefaloudi

Written by: Neil Jordan

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release date: 03 Apr 2011