The Conclave
{{Short description|2006 drama film about the 1458 Papal election}}
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The Conclave is a 2006 Canadian/German film production directed by Christoph Schrewe. The script was written by Paul Donovan and the main cast included Manu Fullola, Brian Blessed and James Faulkner.{{Cite web |title=The Conclave |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-conclave |access-date=3 November 2024 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}
Plot
The plot centers on the conclave of 1458, which took place five years after the fall of Constantinople to the Turks. The story material was sourced from a diary written by Silvius Aeneas Piccolomini, the only cardinal to ever record the secret proceedings of a papal conclave, and who was himself elected Pope Pius II in that Conclave. The Conclave hinges on the drama surrounding a 27-year-old Spaniard, Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia (later Pope Alexander VI), as he struggles to save both his career and his life.
Cast
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- Manuel Fullola as Rodrigo Borgia
- Brian Blessed as Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini
- James Faulkner as Guillaume d'Estouteville
- Rolf Kanies as Basilios Bessarion
- Holger Kunkel as Alain de Coëtivy
- Peter Guinness as Latino Orsini
- Nicholas Irons as Prospero Colonna
- Brian Downey as Juan de Mella
- Lolo Herrero as Pedro Luis Borgia
- Gaetano Carotenuto as Captain Gaetono
- Matthias Koeberlin as Giuliano Della Rovere
- Nora Tschirner as Vannozza dei Cattanei
- Joseph Rutten as Pope Callixtus III
- John Dunsworth as Filippo Calandrini
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See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0452011}}
- [http://www.theconclavemovie.com Official website]
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Category:2000s historical drama films
Category:German historical drama films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:English-language German films
Category:Drama films based on actual events
Category:Films set in Vatican City
Category:Films set in the 1450s
Category:English-language historical drama films
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