The Conclave

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.[1]

## Plot

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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

## See also

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* List of historical drama films

## References

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1. ^ "The Conclave". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

## External links

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* The Conclave at IMDb
* Official website

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