The Eternal Sin
How a Woman's Enemies Forced Her to Take an Awful Revenge. From the French Drama by Victor Hugo.
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.
- Year: 1917
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Herbert Brenon Film Corporation, Selznick Pictures
- Keyword: silent film, lost film, borgia, 15th century, borgias, lucrezia borgia
- Director: Herbert Brenon
- Cast: Florence Reed, William E. Shay, Stephen Grattan, Richard Barthelmess, Alex Shannon, A.G. Parker