In 1458, five years after the fall of Constantinople to the Turk, eighteen cardinals meet to elect a new pope. Rodrigo Borgia, a 27 year old cardinal learns to play a very dangerous game.
Acting
Brian Blessed's booming presence dominates every scene he's in.
Production
Surprisingly authentic Sistine Chapel recreation on clearly limited funds.
Director
Christoph Schrewe
Brian Blessed
Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomin
James Faulkner
Cardinal Guillaume D'Estouteville
Rolf Kanies
Cardinal Bessarion
Manu Fullola
Rodrigo Borgia
Dominic Boeer
Orsinis Ritter
Nora Tschirner
Vanozza
Nicholas Irons
Prospero Colonna
Brian Downey
Cardinal Juan De Mella
Lolo Herrero
Pedro Luis Borgia
Gaetano Carotenuto
Captain Gaetono
Matthias Koeberlin
Guiliano Della Rovere
Stacy Smith
Pantasilia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brian Blessed was so committed to historical accuracy he reportedly insisted on wearing authentic wool despite 40°C summer shoots.
Released two years before The Borgias TV series, this obscure German production predicted the Renaissance pope obsession—just without the budget for actual orgies.
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