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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.
Mrs Brown (1997)
, 1h43Directed by John Madden
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer, Billy Connolly, Antony Sher, Gerard Butler, David Westhead
Several screens of text giving some background are shown before a bust is shown flying over a palace wall and shattering into countless pieces. The film shows the story of a bereaved Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) and her relationship with a Scottish servant, John Brown (Billy Connolly), and the subsequent uproar it provoked. Brown had been a trusted servant of Victoria's then deceased and beloved Prince Consort, Prince Albert; Victoria's chief servants thought Brown might help to ease an inconsolable Queen since the Prince Consort's death in 1861. In 1863, hoping to subtly coax the Queen toward resuming public life after years of seclusion, Mr Brown is summoned to court.
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
, 3h9Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films about royalty
Actors Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble, Ania Marson, Lynne Frederick, Candace Glendenning
The story begins with the birth of Tsarevich Alexei on 12 August 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War. Tsar Nicholas (Michael Jayston) is warned by the Prime Minister Count Witte (Laurence Olivier) and his uncle Grand Duke Nicholas (Harry Andrews) that the war is futile and costing too many lives. They tell him the Russian people want representative government, health care, voting and workers' rights, but Nicholas wants to maintain the autocracy. Meanwhile, underground political parties led by Vladimir Lenin (Michael Bryant), Joseph Stalin (James Hazeldine) and Leon Trotsky (Brian Cox) have formed.
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
, 1h15Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wolfgang Reitherman, Les Clark, Eric Larson
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Vieillesse, Films about dragons, Les fées, Witches in film, Musical films, Political films, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Mary Costa, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Bill Shirley
After many childless years, King Stefan and Queen Leah, his lovely and beautiful wife, happily welcome the birth of their daughter, Princess Aurora. They proclaim a holiday for their subjects to pay homage to the princess and celebrate her birth. At the gathering for her christening she is betrothed to Prince Phillip, a small boy who is the only son of King Hubert, King Stefan's friend, so that their kingdoms will always be united.
In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
, 1h39Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy
Themes Films about families, Christmas films, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Richard Briers, Joan Collins, Nicholas Farrell, Julia Sawalha, Celia Imrie, Gerard Horan
The story is set in Hope, Derbyshire, England. It's Christmastime, and 'tis the season to put on Shakespeare's most cheery seasonal play: Hamlet. Joe Harper takes the project on as a Final Stand of sorts under the encouragement of his catty agent, advertising in the local newspaper for actors at a low price. From the rabble of actors both strange and untalented, he chooses the following:
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
, 1h58Directed by William Dieterle, William Keighley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Swashbuckler, Adventure
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Errol Flynn, Billy Mauch et Bobby Mauch, Claude Rains, Barton MacLane, Henry Stephenson, Alan Hale
In Tudor England, two boys are born on the same day in the most different circumstances imaginable. Tom (Billy Mauch) is the son of vicious criminal John Canty (Barton MacLane), while Edward VI (Bobby Mauch) is a prince and the heir of King Henry VIII of England (Montagu Love). One grows up in poverty, hungering for something better for himself and his family, the other in isolated luxury, with a strong curiosity about the outside world.
Macbeth (1987)
, 2h13Directed by Claude d'Anna
Origin France
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films based on operas, Films about royalty
Actors Johan Leysen, Philippe Volter
The Night of Varennes (1982)
Directed by Ettore Scola
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Road movies, Histoire de France, French Revolution films, Films about royalty
Actors Jean-Louis Barrault, Marcello Mastroianni, Hanna Schygulla, Harvey Keitel, Jean-Claude Brialy, Didi Perego
À Paris, en juin 1791, l’écrivain libertin Restif de La Bretonne est le témoin du départ, en pleine nuit et depuis le Palais Royal, d’un mystérieux carrosse. Intrigué, Restif se lance à sa poursuite en compagnie de Giacomo Casanova. Il découvre bientôt que ce carrosse tente d’en rejoindre un autre parti plus tôt et dont les occupants ne sont rien de moins que les membres de la famille royale…
Asterix and Cleopatra (1968)
, 1h12Directed by Albert Uderzo, René Goscinny, Lee Payant
Origin Belgique
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Politique, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about dogs, Asterix films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Films about royalty
Actors Roger Carel, Jacques Morel, Lucien Raimbourg, Micheline Dax, Pierre Tornade, Maurice Chevit
After a heated argument with Julius Caesar over his lack of faith in the Egyptian people, Queen Cleopatra enters into a bet claiming that she can have a magnificent palace constructed for him in Alexandria within three months. She gives this enormous task to her best architect Edifis (despite his shortcomings), informing him that he will be covered with gold if he succeeds or thrown to the crocodiles if he fails. Daunted and distraught, believing the task to be insurmountable without some sort of magic, Edifis travels to Gaul to seek help from the famous druid Getafix.
King Lear (1971)
, 2h17Directed by Peter Brook
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Cyril Cusack, Susan Engel, Alan Webb, Søren Elung Jensen
The Queen and I (2008)
, 1h29Genres Documentary
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about royalty
Après avoir quitté l’Iran en 1980, la réalisatrice Nahid Persson Sarvestani réalise un documentaire sur la Reine Farah, veuve du Shah d’Iran, elle aussi exilée à Paris depuis bientôt 30 ans. En résulte un fascinant face-à-face entre ces deux femmes aux vues politiques radicalement opposées, mais qu’une amitié naissante va rapprocher.
, 2h20Directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Origin German
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Harry Baer, Peter Kern, Ingrid Caven, Monica Bleibtreu, Johannes Buzalski, Peter Przygodda
, 2h15Directed by Gleb Panfilov
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Lynda Bellingham, Yuliya Novikova, Kseniya Kachalina, Olga Boudina, Andreï Kharitonov, Olga Vasilyeva
The film begins on the night of February 22, 1917, before the Tsar departs to the war front of Stavka. Russia under Tsar Nicholas II was in the third year of World War I. By 1917, Russia had suffered many losses. Nevertheless, the tsar's authority with the people was high. Petrograd (formerly St. Petersburg) was an exception. Late at night, Nicholas and Alexandra are woken up by their son, Alexei who has a high fever, as well as Olga, the eldest of the five children. The next morning, Nicholas leaves to Stavka, at the war front. Meanwhile in Petrograd, people are starting to revolt. A street is bombed and many are killed. The Russian Revolution has started. Nicholas arrives at Stavka and he is told that his son Alexei, a hemophiliac, will not live to the age of 16. Back in Petrograd, Alexandra is told about the chaos in the city. At the Imperial Train, Nicholas is given documents requesting his abdication. He signs and is no longer Emperor of All the Russias. He had decided to give the throne to his son Alexei, but due to his bad health, he decides to give the throne to his brother Michael, who does not accept it. Russia is left without an emperor.
The Anthem of Leuthen (1933)
, 1h31Directed by Arzén von Cserépy
Origin German
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa, Elga Brink, Harry Frank, Paul Otto, Hans Adalbert Schlettow
Fin 1757, durant la guerre de Sept Ans. Alors que Frédéric II de Prusse est vainqueur en Thuringe et dans la Saxe, en Silésie, August Wilhelm von Brunswick-Bevern perd la bataille de Breslau et bat en retraite. Le roi de Prusse court en Silésie pour relever son armée.
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.