Bride of Vengeance

Bride of Vengeance

92 mins | Drama, Romance | April 7, 1949

The tiny independent duchy of Ferrara is located between Casare Borgia's Rome and Venice, and Borgia has plans to conquer Venice via Ferrara. He murders his sister's husband and makes it appear that Alfonso D'Este of Ferrara was behind the killing. To avenge herself against Ferrara and D'Este, Lucretia Borgia marries D'Este and intends to poison him. But...she falls in love with him.

Bride of Vengeance

92 mins | Drama, Romance | April 7, 1949

Bride of Vengeance
The tiny independent duchy of Ferrara is located between Casare Borgia's Rome and Venice, and Borgia has plans to conquer Venice via Ferrara. He murders his sister's husband and makes it appear that Alfonso D'Este of Ferrara was behind the killing. To avenge herself against Ferrara and D'Este, Lucretia Borgia marries D'Este and intends to poison him. But...she falls in love with him.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Paramount
Original title Bride of Vengeance
Directors Mitchell Leisen
Writers Michael Hogan, Ardel Wray, Cyril Hume

Cast

Paulette Goddard

as Lucretia Borgia

John Lund

as Alfonso D'Este

Macdonald Carey

as Cesare Borgia

Albert Dekker

as Vanetti

John Sutton

as Prince Bisceglie

Raymond Burr

as Michelotto

Donald Randolph

as Tiziano

Charles Dayton

as Bastino

Anthony Caruso

as Captain of the Guard

Dick Foote

as Negligent Sentry

William Farnum

as Conti Peruzzi

Nicholas Joy

as Chamberlain

Fritz Leiber

as Filippo

Rose Hobart

as Lady Eleanora

Douglas Spencer

as False Physician

Nestor Paiva

as Mayor

Frank Puglia

as Bolfi

Houseley Stevenson

as Councillor

Robert Greig

as Councillor

Don Beddoe

as Councillor

Ian Wolfe

as Councillor (uncredited)