The Eternal Sin

03/15/1917

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1hr 0min

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Drama

How a Woman's Enemies Forced Her to Take an Awful Revenge. From the French Drama by Victor Hugo.

STORY

Gennaro, 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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Florence Reed
  • William E. Shay
  • Stephen Grattan
  • Richard Barthelmess
  • Alex Shannon

    Director

  • Herbert Brenon

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Herbert Brenon Film Corporation
  • Selznick Pictures

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES