Christian-Jaque

16 Mar 11
The Forgotten: An Orgy of Borgias
David Cairns
Above: Conrad Veidt as Cesare... again. The Borgias, those incestuous, murderous schemers of the Italian Renaissance, are set to return to screens in a series starring Jeremy Irons. Which prompts the
- Mitchell Leisen /
- The Forgotten /
- Christian-Jaque /
- Abel Gance /
- Walerian Boroczyk /
- Richard Oswald

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