Prince of Foxes

1949 film by Henry King
Movie film Q2356858
Prince of Foxes
20th Century Fox · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Prince of Foxes is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (648 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Henry King[3]
  • Screenwriter: Milton Krims[4]
  • Composer: Alfred Newman[5]
  • Genre: drama film[6], adventure film[7], swashbuckler film[8]
  • Cast member: Tyrone Power[9], Orson Welles[10], Everett Sloane[11], Marina Berti[12], Katina Paxinou[13], Eduardo Ciannelli[14], Antonella Lualdi[15], Felix Aylmer[16], Wanda Hendrix[17], Leslie Bradley[18], Eugene Deckers[19], Ariadne Welter[20], Franco Corsaro[21], Joop van Hulzen[22]
  • Producer: Sol C. Siegel[23]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[24]
  • Director of photography: Leon Shamroy[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Commons category: Prince of Foxes (film)[27]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[28]
  • Color: black-and-white[29]
  • Country of origin: United States[30], Italy[31]
  • Publication date: June 22, 1950[32], 1949[33], January 1, 1950[34]
  • Characters: Cesare Borgia[35], Angela Borgia[36], Ercole I d'Este[37]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[38], Netflix[39]
  • Narrative location: Italy[40]
  • Main subject: Cesare Borgia[41], Alexander VI[42]
  • Film editor: Barbara McLean[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[44], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White[45]
  • Title: Prince of Foxes[46]
  • Duration: 107 minutes[47]
  • Set in period: Renaissance[48], 16th century[49]
  • Costume designer: Vittorio Nino Novarese[50]
  • Production designer: Mark-Lee Kirk[51]

Why It Matters

Prince of Foxes has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ampas collections film id → W069268
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W069268, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 20d ago · Schemathings · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'n
    Main subject → Cesare Borgia, Alexander VI
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 6w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database work id → 40772
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Personality database work id: 40772, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322267854|Prince of Foxes (#322267854)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8402|Personal"
  4. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 57192
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  5. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → Renaissance, 16th century
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Set in period: Renaissance, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787374355185"
  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Mark-Lee Kirk
    Publication date → +1950-06-22T00:00:00Z, +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Milton Krims
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+107'}
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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