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Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia
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Directed by	Richard Oswald
Written by	Harry Sheff (original novel) ; Richard Oswald
Starring	Conrad Veidt ; Liane Haid ; Albert Bassermann ; Paul Wegener
Cinematography	Carl Drews ; Karl Freund ; Károly Vass ; Frederik Fuglsang
Production; company	Richard-Oswald-Produktion
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	20 October 1922
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent ; German intertitles

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Lucrezia Borgia is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Liane Haid, Paul Wegener and Albert Bassermann.^[1] It was based on a novel by Harry Sheff, and portrayed the life of the Renaissance Italian aristocrat Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519). Botho Hoefer and Robert Neppach worked as the film's art directors, designing the period sets needed. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Karl Freund was one of the cinematographers. Famed French director Abel Gance remade the film in 1935.^[2]

Cesare Borgia (Veidt) is a monstrous villain who will do anything for pleasure and power, even seducing his own sister Lucrezia (Haid) and murdering his male siblings. The Borgias were a medieval family known for their corruption under the rule of Pope Alexander VI. This film version made Lucrezia a more sympathetic character, blaming her brother Cesare for causing her indiscretions. Director Richard Oswald's depiction of the family was seen as an attack on the Catholic Church, thus the film was not able to be shown in the U.S. until 1928, and even then the American prints were edited down to 75 minutes.^[3]

Richard Oswald directed a number of classic horror films, including The Picture of Dorian Gray (1917), Weird Tales (1919), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1929), Alraune (1930) and Uncanny Stories (1932), and this historical drama can easily be regarded borderline horror, especially with Conrad Veidt and Paul Wegener in the cast. Actor William Dieterle later moved to Hollywood where he directed the Charles Laughton version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1939.^[4]

Cast

Conrad Veidt as Cesare Borgia
Liane Haid as Lucrezia Borgia
Albert Bassermann as Papst Alexander VI Rodrigo Borgia
Paul Wegener as Micheletto
Heinrich George as Sebastiano
Adolf E. Licho as Lodowico
William Dieterle as Giovanni Sforza, Lucrezia's impotent husband^[5]
Lothar Müthel as Juan Borgia
Alphons Fryland as Alfonso, Prinz von Arragon
Kathe Oswald as Naomi
Alexander Granach as ein Gefangener
Anita Berber as Gräfin Julia Orsini
Lyda Salmonova as Diabola, Tierbändigerin
Mary Douce as Florentina
Max Pohl as Fratelli, Waffenschmied
Adele Sandrock as Die Äbtissen
Wilhelm Diegelmann as Wirt
Philipp Manning as Diener Cesares
Hugo Döblin as Diener Cesares
Ernst Pittschau as Manfredo
Clementine Plessner as Fratellis Frau
Viktoria Strauß as Rosaura
Tibor Lubinszky as Gennaro, Page

References

^ Elsaesser p.67
^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 252.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 252.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 252.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 252.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.

Bibliography

Elsaesser, Thomas. Weimar Cinema and After: Germany's Historical Imaginary. Routledge, 2013.

External links

Lucrezia Borgia at IMDb

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[1] Elsaesser p.67

[2] Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 252.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.

[3] Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 252.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.

[4] Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 252.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.

[5] Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 252.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.

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 '''''Lucrezia Borgia''''' is a 1922 German [[silent film|silent]] [[historical film]] directed by [[Richard Oswald]] and starring [[Conrad Veidt]], [[Liane Haid]], [[Paul Wegener]] and [[Albert Bassermann]].<ref>Elsaesser p.67</ref> It was based on a novel by [[Harry Sheff]], and portrayed the life of the [[Renaissance]] Italian aristocrat [[Lucrezia Borgia]] (1480-1519). [[Botho Hoefer]] and [[Robert Neppach]] worked as the film's [[art directors]], designing the period [[film set|set]]s needed. It was shot at the [[Tempelhof Studios]] in [[Berlin]]. [[Karl Freund]] was one of the cinematographers. Famed French director Abel Gance remade the film in 1935.<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 252.{{ISBN|978-1936168-68-2}}.</ref>
-Cesare Borgia (Veidt) is a monstrous villain who will do anything for pleasure and power, even seducing his own sister Lucrezia (Haid) and murdering his male siblings. The Borgias were a medieval family known for their corruption under the rule of Pope Alexander VI. This film version made Lucrezia a more sympathetic character, blaming her brother Cesare for causing her indescretions. Director Richard Oswald's depiction of the family was seen as an attack on the Catholic Church, thus the film was not able to be shown in the U.S. until 1928, and even then the American prints were edited down to 75 minutes.<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 252.{{ISBN|978-1936168-68-2}}.</ref>
+Cesare Borgia (Veidt) is a monstrous villain who will do anything for pleasure and power, even seducing his own sister Lucrezia (Haid) and murdering his male siblings. The Borgias were a medieval family known for their corruption under the rule of Pope Alexander VI. This film version made Lucrezia a more sympathetic character, blaming her brother Cesare for causing her indiscretions. Director Richard Oswald's depiction of the family was seen as an attack on the Catholic Church, thus the film was not able to be shown in the U.S. until 1928, and even then the American prints were edited down to 75 minutes.<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 252.{{ISBN|978-1936168-68-2}}.</ref>
 Richard Oswald directed a number of classic horror films, including ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (1917), ''Weird Tales'' (1919), ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (1929), ''Alraune'' (1930) and ''Uncanny Stories'' (1932), and this historical drama can easily be regarded borderline horror, especially with Conrad Veidt and Paul Wegener in the cast. Actor William Dieterle later moved to Hollywood where he directed the Charles Laughton version of ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' in 1939.<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 252.{{ISBN|978-1936168-68-2}}.</ref>