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Cast
Oliver Cotton (Cesare Borgia)Maurice O'Connell (Michelotto)Louis Selwyn (Jofre Borgia)Adolfo Celi (Rodrigo Borgia)Anne-Louise Lambert (Lucrezia Borgia)Ralph Nossek (Johann Burchard)Barbara Shelley (Vannozza Canale)Eleanor David (Sancia)Alfred Burke (Giuliano della Rovere)Clive Merrison (Ascanio Sforza)
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Creators
John Prebble, Ken Taylor
Synopsis
The ruthless Rodrigo Borgia intends to become Pope and will not let anything stand in his way.
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