Bride of Vengeance

Apr 7, 1949

1h 32m

★ 4.5

Not since the ever famous "Kitty" has Paramount brought you Paulette Goddard in a picture as spectacular as this adventure-filled story of the strangest bridal night in history.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Adventure

Romance

History

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Bride of Vengeance Trailers

Cast

Lucretia Borgia

Paulette Goddard

Alfonso D'Este

John Lund

Cesare Borgia

Macdonald Carey

Vanetti

Albert Dekker

Prince Bisceglie

John Sutton

Michelotto

Raymond Burr

Tiziano

Donald Randolph

Bastino

Charles Dayton

Captain of the Guard

Anthony Caruso

Negligent Sentry

Dick Foote

Conti Peruzzi

William Farnum

Gemma

Kate Drain Lawson

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