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Apr 3, 2011 · The Assassin: Directed by Neil Jordan. With Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley. Micheletto, Orsini's assassin is recruited by Cesare to defect into the service of Della Rovere who is trying to prove Rodrigo has taken on a mistress.
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"The Assassin" is the second episode of the Showtime-Bravo! series The Borgias. It was written and directed by series creator Neil Jordan and originally aired on April 3, 2011, as the second half of a 2-hour premiere.
The Assassin is the second episode of season one, as well as the second episode of the series. It was written and directed by Neil Jordan. Cesare enlists Micheletto to spy on Cardinal Della Rovere, who seeks to find a legal way to depose Rodrigo as Pope.
Micheletto is an assassin hired by Cesare Borgia, and carries out ruthless killings ordered by Cesare to keep the Borgia family in power. He is very protective of his Borgia employers, particularly Cesare and Lucrezia.
Apr 10, 2011 · Rodrigo Borgia starts to use his new title of Pope to his advantage. Cesare enlists Micheletto to spy on Cardinal della Rovere, who seeks to find a legal way to depose Rodrigo as pope. He is advised by scholar Johannes Burchard that a pope who engages in "public and notorious lechery" could be...
Apr 3, 2011 · The Borgias S1 E2. The new Pope wastes no time consolidating power and balancing opposition to him in the College of Cardinals by elevating his children to high office....more. Showtime.
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