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The Young Victoria (2009)
, 1h42Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent, Mark Strong
Princess Victoria of Kent is the heiress presumptive to the throne during the last years of the reign of her uncle King William IV. She is brought up under a strict set of rules devised by her mother (her father having died when Victoria was a baby), the Duchess of Kent, along with the comptroller of the Duchess's household, Sir John Conroy, who calls it the "Kensington System." Conroy hopes that William IV will die while Victoria is still a minor, which would mean that the Duchess would be appointed Regent, and he would be the power behind the throne through his considerable control of the Duchess. Victoria grows rebellious and resentful of her mother and Conroy's oppressive control of her every move. During an illness, her mother and Conroy attempt to force Victoria to sign papers that would make Conroy her personal secretary upon her majority. Although weak and ill, Victoria is strong enough to vehemently refuse this ploy, throwing the papers on the floor.
Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
, 3h33Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about religion, Musical films, Political films, Films about Islam, Bollywood, Films about royalty
Actors Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Sonu Sood, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Suhasini Mulay, Raza Murad
Jodhaa Akbar is a sixteenth-century love story about a political marriage of convenience between a Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa.
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
, 2hDirected by Fred Zinnemann
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Politique, Films about religion, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays, Films about royalty
Actors Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Orson Welles, Robert Shaw, Susannah York
Cardinal Wolsey, the Lord Chancellor of England, summons Sir Thomas More to Hampton Court. King Henry VIII of England wishes to divorce his wife and marry Anne Boleyn. Saying that England needs a male heir to prevent another civil war, Wolsey chastises More for being the only member of the Privy Council to argue against him. When More states that the Pope will never grant a divorce, he is appalled by Wolsey's suggestion that they apply "pressure" on Church lands to force the issue. To Wolsey's fury, More responds, "No, Your Grace. I am not going to help you.
Grace of Monaco (2014)
, 1h43Directed by Olivier Dahan
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Nicole Kidman, Milo Ventimiglia, Parker Posey, Frank Langella, Tim Roth, Derek Jacobi
Grace of Monaco is focused on former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles de Gaulle in 1962 as well as her considering a return to Hollywood to film Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie.
, 2hDirected by Sergueï Bodrov
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Tadanobu Asano, Sun Honglei, Alia Shawkat
The story starts in 1192 ("Year of the Black Rat") with Temüjin (Tadanobu Asano) as a prisoner in the Tangut kingdom. He conveys his memories about his earlier life through a series of flashbacks.
The Lion in Winter (1968)
, 2h14Directed by Anthony Harvey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about families, Politique, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Political films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, Films about royalty, LGBT-related film
Actors Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle, Nigel Terry, Timothy Dalton
The Lion in Winter is set during Christmas 1183, at King Henry II's château and primary residence in Chinon, Anjou, within the Angevin Empire of medieval France. Henry wants his youngest son, the future King John, to inherit his throne, while his estranged and imprisoned wife, Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, favours their oldest surviving son, the future King Richard the Lionheart. Meanwhile, King Philip II of France, the son and successor of Louis VII of France, Eleanor's ex-husband, has given his half-sister Alais, who is currently Henry's mistress, to the future heir, and demands either a wedding or the return of her dowry.
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
, 1h19Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Films about dogs, Films about dragons, Witches in film, Musical films, Political films, Steampunk films, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Films about royalty
Actors Karl Swenson, Junius Matthews, Rickie Sorensen, Sebastian Cabot, Norman Alden, Martha Wentworth
After the King of England, Uther Pendragon, dies, leaving no heir to the throne, a sword appears inside an anvil in London. The sword bears an inscription proclaiming that whoever removes it will be the new king. No one can remove the sword, which is eventually forgotten, leaving England in the Dark Ages.
Diana (2013)
, 1h48Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Juliet Stevenson, Charles Edwards, Douglas Hodge, Laurence Belcher
The film narrates the last two years of the princess' life, beginning with events when Diana (Naomi Watts) divorces Charles, Prince of Wales. She falls in love with Pakistani Heart Surgeon, Dr. Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews). The film depicts her historic tours of Angola, in her campaign against the use of land mines. Trips to causes in Australia, Pakistan, New York, Bosnia, Italy and ultimately Paris, France are also shown, with recreations of the fashions she wore in real life. Her desire for a life with Khan ends due to his wish for a private life and objections to her celebrity. The film depicts her dating of Egyptian Dodi Fayed as an attempt to make Khan jealous, but it ends with the car crash that killed Diana, Fayed and Fayed's driver at Pont Alma Tunnel, in Paris, France - however there is no reconstruction of the crash scene.
The King and I (1956)
, 2h19Directed by Walter Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Théâtre, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films, Films about language and translation, Films about royalty
Actors Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Maureen Hingert, Martin Benson, Alan Mowbray
Strong-willed, widowed schoolteacher Anna Leonowens arrives in Bangkok from Wales with her young son Louis after being summoned to tutor the many children of King Mongkut. The two are introduced to the Kralahome, King Mongkut's confidante and Siam's prime minister. His severe countenance makes Louis apprehensive, but Anna refuses to be intimidated and convinces him to disguise his fear ("I Whistle a Happy Tune"). The Kralahome explains he has come to escort them to the Royal Palace where they will live – a violation of Anna's contract, which calls for them to live in a separate house outside the walls of the palace. Despite her threat to return to Singapore, Anna reluctantly disembarks with Louis and the Kralahome.
Hamlet (1991)
, 2h10Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham Carter
In Denmark, Prince Hamlet finds himself involved in a conspiracy of power to the royal palace. Cruel uncle Claudius kills his brother and takes the power of the kingdom. After an encounter with the restless ghost of his murdered father, Hamlet feigns madness and plots to take vengeance.
Aśoka (2001)
, 2h51Directed by Santosh Sivan
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about religion, Sports films, Martial arts films, Musical films, Political films, Films about Buddhism, Bollywood, Films about royalty
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa, Milind Soman, Rahul Dev, Hrishitaa Bhatt
The film chronicles the early part of the life of Emperor Asoka. It begins with his career as a General in Takshashila (modern-day Punjab) and ends with the bloody conquest of the Kalinga country (modern day Odisha State)
Macbeth (2015)
, 1h53Directed by Justin Kurzel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Adventure, Historical
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, David Thewlis, Jack Reynor, Elizabeth Debicki, Sean Harris
The film starts with a funeral of Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's child, with both parents grieving for their loss.
Anonymous (2011)
, 2h10Directed by Roland Emmerich
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Films about families, Films about sexuality, Political films, Alternate history films, Films about royalty
Actors Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Xavier Samuel, Sebastian Armesto
After a monologue delivered by Derek Jacobi, the film opens in 1603, with Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, ordering a desperate search for a trove of manuscripts. Ben Jonson, who has the manuscripts, flees down the streets of London and into the theatre known as The Rose. Hot on his heels, the soldiers who have been sent to arrest Jonson, break down the doors and intentionally set the theatre alight. Successive flashbacks cast us back five and then forty years, as the film evokes the reputed life of Edward de Vere from childhood through to his entanglement in an insurrection, and later on to his deathbed.
The Madness of King George (1994)
, 1h47Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Political films, Films based on plays, Films about royalty
Actors Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, Amanda Donohoe, Rupert Graves, Anthony Calf
The film depicts the relatively primitive medical practices of the time and the suppositions that physicians made in their efforts to understand the human body. After King George III begins to go mad, his doctors attempt cures such as blistering and purges, led on particularly by the Prince of Wales' personal physician, Dr. Warren. Meanwhile, another of the King's physicians, Dr. Pepys, analyses the King's stool and urine believing that body wastes may contain some clue to the Royal malady; of course, none of these attempts to cure the King actually works. Finally, Lady Pembroke, attendant to the Queen, recommends Dr. Willis, an ex-minister who attempts to cure the insane through behaviour modification, and who begins his restoration of the King's mental state by enforcing a strict regime of strapping the King into a waistcoat and restraining him whenever he misbehaves.
A Royal Affair (2012)
, 2h17Directed by Nikolaj Arcel
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Følsgaard, David Dencik, Søren Malling, Trine Dyrholm
Princess Caroline Matilda of Great Britain is shown writing a letter to her children in which she professes to tell them the truth. In flashback, Caroline talks of England, as she was about to leave to marry Christian VII of Denmark. She is passionate about the arts and education, but when she arrives in Denmark she is told that many of her books are banned by the state. Christian is mentally ill and Caroline is unhappy in the marriage. She is soon pregnant with a son (Frederick VI of Denmark), but the couple grow far apart and the king stops visiting her bedroom.