The Eternal Sin
Sign in to save1917 film by Herbert Brenon
Film · TMDB
0.0Gennaro, the son of Lucretia Borgia, lives unaware of the identity of his mother, who has married the Duke of Ferrara. After Lucretia's brother is killed by five conspirators, the fathers of Gennaro's dearest friends, Lucretia tortures the old men to death. Later, Gennaro and his companions journey to Lucretia's domain, and she sees her son for the first time. The Duke, who believes him to be her lover, poisons him, but Lucretia administers the antidote in time and saves his life. Then she schemes to poison her sons' five friends for their fathers' mistake.
Released: 1917-03-1560 minDir: Herbert BrenonDrama
Cast
- Florence Reed as Lucretia Borgia
- William E. Shay as The Duke of Ferrara
- Stephen Grattan as Lucretia's Brother
- Richard Barthelmess as Gennaro
- Alex Shannon as Rustighello
- A.G. Parker as Maffio
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Key dates
- Published
- 17 March 1917
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Herbert Brenon
- Cast member
- Florence Reed
- Cinematographer
- J. Roy Hunt
Show 2 more facts
- P462
- black-and-white
Gallery (4)
Connections
Categories
1910s historical drama films1917 American films1917 drama films1917 English-language films1917 films1917 lost filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican silent feature filmsAmerican silent historical drama filmsCultural depictions of Lucrezia BorgiaEnglish-language historical drama filmsFilms based on works by Victor Hugo