The sets and costumes were scrumptious too bad this was filmed in black and white. I understand through another thread here
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041767/board/flat/70676411 that if Prince of Foxes was filmed in color the viewers' eye would have been so captivated by the costumes and sets that would not have paid adequate attention to the story.
I liked the costumes, especially the military ones, in "Prince of Foxes" far more than those of the recent "Borgias" TV series, where the Borgia troops looked decidedly odd (more medieval Byzantine than Renaissance Italian), and the French troops were all dressed weirdly alike, regardless of their branch of service.
shareThe costume designer went onto designing the costumes for 'Cleopatra' for Elizabeth Taylor and cast. You couldn't imagine that movie being denied color on any grounds.
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