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Prince of Foxes ()

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An unscrupulous agent for the Borgias suffers a change of heart when asked to betray a noble count and his much younger, very beautiful wife.
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Andrea Orsini
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Cesare Borgia
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Camilla Verano
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Angela Borgia
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Mario Belli
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Mona Constanza Zoppo
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Count Marc Antonio Verano
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Adriano Ambrogi ...
Townsman (uncredited)
Alan Asherman ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Don Esteban (uncredited)
Eva Brauer ...
Beatrice (uncredited)
James Carney ...
Alphonso d'Este (uncredited)
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Art Dealer (uncredited)
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Mattia (uncredited)
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Borgia Henchman (uncredited)
Ludmilla Dudarova ...
Vittoria (uncredited)
Giuseppe Faeti ...
Priest (uncredited)
Kenneth Lang ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Albert Latasha ...
Townsman (uncredited)
Rena Lenart ...
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
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Njntsky ...
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Alex Serberoli ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
Clinton Sundeen ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Michael Tor ...
Gravina (uncredited)
Bernardo Valentini ...
Fabio (uncredited)
Joop van Hulzen ...
Duke Ercole d'Este (uncredited)
Ves Vanghielova ...
Tonia (uncredited)
Igor Volodimerow ...
Councilman (uncredited)
Ariadne Welter ...
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Directed by

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Henry King

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Milton Krims ... (screenplay)
 
Samuel Shellabarger ... (novel)

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Sol C. Siegel ... producer

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Alfred Newman

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Leon Shamroy ... director of photography

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Barbara McLean

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Lyman Hallowell ... apprentice editor (uncredited)

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Mark-Lee Kirk
Lyle R. Wheeler ... (as Lyle Wheeler)

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Elso Valentini ... (uncredited)

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Vittorio Nino Novarese

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Robert D. Webb ... second unit director
Joseph C. Behm ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Italo Tomassi ... construction (uncredited)

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Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)
Charles Hisserich ... sound (as Charles Hesserick)
Primiano Muratori ... boom operator (uncredited)

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Fred Sersen ... special photographic effects

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Sam Benson ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Edward B. Powell ... orchestral arranger (as Edward Powell)
Israel Baker ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Albert Hay Malotte ... musician: organ (uncredited)
Alfred Newman ... conductor (uncredited)
Val Rosing ... vocalist: "song of Venice" (uncredited)
Urban Thielmann ... musician: piano (uncredited)

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Teresa Brachetto ... script supervisor (uncredited)

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Enzo Musumeci Greco ... master of arms (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister (widowed by poison) to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this delicate mission he sends Andrea Orsini, his cousin Angela's lover and nearly as unscrupulous as himself. En route, Orsini meets Camilla Verano, wife of the count of Citta' del Monte (Borgia's next intended conquest); and sentiment threatens to turn him against his deadly master, whom no one betrays twice... Written by Rod Crawford

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Also Known As
  • Samuel Shellabarger's Prince of Foxes (United States)
  • Échec à Borgia (France)
  • El príncipe de los zorros (Spain)
  • Den lovløse hertug (Denmark)
  • Skälmarnas furste (Sweden)
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  • 107 min
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Budget $4,500,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Orson Welles made this film during one of the several breaks in the filming of his own Othello (1951) (which he began in 1949 and which was not finished until 1951). Everett Sloane, whom he had cast as Iago in his own film, came with him into this one, with his role built up by extensive script rewrites by the uncredited Welles. This may have been partly an attempt by Welles to ensure that Sloane remained with him to complete "Othello"--but, in fact, Sloane walked off the film, creating an extra difficulty for Welles, who never forgave him. See more »
Goofs This story takes place during the time of Cesare Borgia, who died in 1507; however, the first scene of the movie--which shows Borgia with other characters--takes place in a room decorated with a fresco of Saint Michael by Federico Zuccari, who was born around 1540, and who started to work in Rome during the reign of HH Pius IV (1559-1565). See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Saracen Blade (1954). See more »
Quotes Andrea Orsini: [looking at the dead body of Lucrezia Borgia's husband] Would you say the dead man made a reluctant corpse?
Don Esteban: A loose tongue soon loses its mouth, Captain Orsini.
Andrea Orsini: A wise tongue never needs to repeat itself, Don Esteban, nor does a competent assassin.
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