Kings and Queens and Royal Affairs
by t-xy | created - 21 Oct 2015 | updated - 02 Jan 2021 | PublicFilms and tv productions centering around the affairs of historical kings and queens.
While all the royals in these films did exist, the films on the list are not necessarily historically accurate.
British Royalty
European Royalty
German and Austrian Royalty
French Royalty
Russian Tsars and the Romanov Family
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101. William the Conqueror (1982)
316 min | Action, History
William's government blended elements of the English and Norman systems into a new one that laid the foundations of the later medieval English kingdom.[141] How abrupt and far-reaching the ... See full summary »
Directors: Gilles Grangier, Sergiu Nicolaescu | Stars: Hervé Bellon, John Terry, Mircea Albulescu, Violeta Andrei
Votes: 130
102. Henry IV (1984)
PG-13 | 85 min | Drama
Deranged after a fall from a horse, a man has lived for twenty years in a castle laboring under the delusion that he is Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV. His psychiatrist concocts an elaborate scheme to shock him out of his medieval reverie.
Director: Marco Bellocchio | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Leopoldo Trieste, Paolo Bonacelli
Votes: 390
103. Adorable Sinner (1959)
91 min | Drama, History, Romance
Czar Alexander II meets a schoolgirl called Katia. Realizing that he loves her, he attempts to push her away but to no avail. She becomes his mistress. With Katia's help, Alexander is working on a liberal constitution.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Romy Schneider, Curd Jürgens, Pierre Blanchar, Antoine Balpêtré
Votes: 484
104. Königin Luise (1957)
100 min | Drama
The life of Luise de Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of Frederick Wilhelm II of Prussia, and her opposition to Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars.
Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Stars: Ruth Leuwerik, Dieter Borsche, Bernhard Wicki, René Deltgen
Votes: 69
105. The Exception (2016)
R | 107 min | Drama, Romance, War
A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation.
Director: David Leveaux | Stars: Lily James, Jai Courtney, Christopher Plummer, Ella Holland
Votes: 15,413 | Gross: $0.61M
106. Maria Theresia (1951)
91 min | Drama, History
Director: Emil E. Reinert | Stars: Paula Wessely, Fred Liewehr, Marianne Schönauer, Rosa Albach-Retty
Votes: 37
107. Liselotte von der Pfalz (1935)
Drama, History
The story of the German princess Liselotte and her arranged marriage to the French duke Philippe of Orleans.
Director: Carl Froelich | Stars: Renate Müller, Eugen Klöpfer, Maria Krahn, Maly Delschaft
Votes: 24
108. Liselotte von der Pfalz (1966)
99 min | Comedy
The story of free-spirited German Princess Liselotte who, giving in to her father's wish, marries Philippe, the Duke of Orleans. Initially she is met with arrogance by her new husband and ... See full summary »
Director: Kurt Hoffmann | Stars: Heidelinde Weis, Harald Leipnitz, Karin Hübner, Hans Caninenberg
Votes: 82
109. The Favourite (2018)
R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult
Votes: 233,641 | Gross: $34.37M
110. Skaz pro to, kak tsar Pyotr arapa zhenil (1976)
100 min | Musical, Romance
Loosely based on Peter the Great's Negro, Alexander Pushkin's unfinished novel based on his own great-grandfather, a black African brought to Russia.
Director: Aleksandr Mitta | Stars: Vladimir Vysotskiy, Aleksey Petrenko, Ivan Ryzhov, Irina Mazurkevich
Votes: 501
111. A Royal Affair (2012)
R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.
Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm
Votes: 50,896 | Gross: $1.55M
112. The Leopard (1963)
PG | 186 min | Drama, History
The Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860s Sicily.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, Paolo Stoppa
Votes: 28,835
113. Anonymous (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Thriller
The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis, Sebastian Armesto
Votes: 42,136 | Gross: $4.46M
114. Bertie and Elizabeth (2002 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A chronicle of the life of George VI, who was forced to become King following the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, and his relationship with his wife, Elizabeth.
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: James Wilby, Alan Bates, Eileen Atkins, Dolly Wells
Votes: 704
115. The Lost Prince (2003 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 180 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the story of a British royal Prince locked away because of epilepsy.
Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Daniel Williams, Matthew James Thomas, Brock Everitt-Elwick, Rollo Weeks
Votes: 2,099
116. Wallis & Edward (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Romance
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world. Wallis and Edward is an ... See full summary »
Director: David Moore | Stars: Joely Richardson, David Westhead, Lisa Kay, Helena Michell
Votes: 520
117. W.E. (2011)
R | 119 min | Drama, History, Romance
The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.
Director: Madonna | Stars: Abbie Cornish, James D'Arcy, Andrea Riseborough, Oscar Isaac
Votes: 13,627 | Gross: $0.58M
118. The Woman He Loved (1988 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Romance
The love story between American divorcee Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII, that ended in his abdication for the woman he loved.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Olivia de Havilland, Lucy Gutteridge
Votes: 340
119. Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Not Rated | 350 min | Drama, History, Romance
The events leading to the 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII, who gave up his throne to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson.
Stars: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, David Waller, Peggy Ashcroft
Votes: 456
120. Edward the King (1975)
687 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Edward VII (1841 - 1910), the King of the United Kingdom. Before becoming the King, he developed a reputation of a playboy, which angered his mother, Queen Victoria. He was a reformer and modernizer, but also an elitist.
Stars: Annette Crosbie, Timothy West, Helen Ryan, Felicity Kendal
Votes: 551
121. Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
TV-PG | 200 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
Story of Anna Anderson, who claimed to be Anastasia Romanov, the only "surviving" child of the last Czar and Czarina of Russia.
Stars: Amy Irving, Olivia de Havilland, Jan Niklas, Nicolas Surovy
Votes: 1,273
122. Victoria & Albert (2001)
200 min | Biography, Drama, History
The marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, a longtime royal love story.
Stars: Victoria Hamilton, Jonathan Firth, James Callis, Diana Rigg
Votes: 1,040
123. The Devil's Crown (1978)
55 min | Biography, Drama, History
Henry Plantagenet (later King Henry II), sees his opportunity to seize the crown of England and create a kingdom of law and order.
Stars: Jane Lapotaire, John Duttine, Christopher Gable, Brian Cox
Votes: 106
124. The Bruce (1996)
107 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the early 14th century, Scottish warrior and Earl Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scots, leading Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England.
Directors: Bob Carruthers, David McWhinnie | Stars: Gary Andrew, Brian Blessed, Richard Brimblecombe, Conor Chamberlain
Votes: 624
125. Edward II (1991)
R | 87 min | Drama, History, Romance
In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by ... See full summary »
Director: Derek Jarman | Stars: Steven Waddington, Kevin Collins, Andrew Tiernan, John Lynch
Votes: 3,037 | Gross: $0.69M
126. Henry VIII (2003 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 193 min | Biography, Drama, History
Two part mini-series documenting the stormy thirty-eight-year reign of King Henry VIII.
Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Ray Winstone, Joss Ackland, Sid Mitchell, Charles Dance
Votes: 2,489
127. Boudicca: Warrior Queen of Ancient Britain (2014)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Boudicca was a remarkable Celt who as leader of the Iceni Tribe, at the time of the Roman occupation of Britain. Follow in her footsteps to the historical landmarks of England's East Anglia... See full summary »
Director: Liam Dale | Star: Liam Dale
Votes: 30
128. The Other Boleyn Girl (2003 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Romance, Drama
Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes mistress to England's King Henry VIII, ... See full summary »
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe | Stars: Natascha McElhone, Jodhi May, Jared Harris, Steven Mackintosh
Votes: 1,238
129. Warrior Queen Boudica (2006 TV Special)
History
When the cowardly bureaucrat Catus Decianus breaks a peace treaty with the Iceni by brutalizing and humiliating their queen Boudica and her daughters the Iceian and allies join the queen in... See full summary »
Directors: Patrick Taulère, Kim Hawkins | Stars: Charlotte Comer, Simona Cuciurianu, Danny Green, Radu Andrei Micu
Votes: 125
130. Isabel (2011–2014)
3,038 min | Biography, History
The life of Isabella I of Castile, also known as Isabella the Catholic.
Stars: Michelle Jenner, Ramon Madaula, Rodolfo Sancho, Jordi Díaz
Votes: 2,525
131. The Broken Crown (2016)
113 min | Biography, Drama, History
In a Spain consumed by ambition and power, the future of an empire depends on one woman's state of mind.
Director: Jordi Frades | Stars: Rodolfo Sancho, Irene Escolar, Raúl Mérida, Eusebio Poncela
Votes: 863
132. Henri 4 (2010)
155 min | Biography, Drama, War
A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to France's beloved King Henri IV. Director Jo Baier's epic is... See full summary »
Director: Jo Baier | Stars: Julien Boisselier, Joachim Król, Andreas Schmidt, Roger Casamajor
Votes: 1,365
133. Madame De Pompadour: The King's Favourite (2006)
192 min | History, Romance
Jeanne Poisson, the headstrong, ambitious, witty and erudite, catches the eye and heart of French King Louis XV at a costumed ball. She masters the art of seduction well enough to become ... See full summary »
Stars: Hélène de Fougerolles, Vincent Perez, Rosemarie La Vaullée, Charlotte de Turckheim
Votes: 231
134. L'allée du roi (1996– )
Drama, History
Drama centering around the life at the court of Louis XIV and the role of the Marquise de Maintenon.
Stars: Dominique Blanc, Didier Sandre, Valentine Varela, Raphaëline Goupilleau
Votes: 315
135. Louis XV, le soleil noir (2009 TV Movie)
90 min | History
How Louis XV, a young king loved by his people, sensitive to the artistic and intellectual turmoil of his century (that of the Enlightenment), will end his reign in decay and hatred? Only fifteen years after his death, it's the Revolution.
Director: Thierry Binisti | Stars: Vinciane Millereau, Stanley Weber, François Berland, Féodor Atkine
Votes: 216
136. Louis XVI, the Man Who Didn't Want to Be King (2011 TV Movie)
90 min | History
The dramatic events around the French king Louis XVI and the French crises in the late 1700's with no will to pay taxes, which led Louis XVI into an impossible situation as a king.
Director: Thierry Binisti | Stars: Vinciane Millereau, Gabriel Dufay, Raphaëlle Agogué, Carlo Brandt
Votes: 86
137. Catherine the Great (2005 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama
Drama documentary reconstructing the life and times of Catherine the Great of Russia.
Directors: Paul Burgess, John-Paul Davidson | Stars: Emily Bruni, Diana Dumbrava, Dan Chiriac, Claudiu Bleont
Votes: 170
138. Saint-Cyr (2000)
119 min | Drama, History, Romance
Madame de Maintenon rises from humble beginnings to become a courtesan to the royal court and eventually marries King Louis XIV. With the king's indulgence, Maintenon opens a special school for girls.
Director: Patricia Mazuy | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Simon Reggiani, Jean-François Balmer
Votes: 706
139. The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Drama, History
Straightforward biography of the Russian Empress, up to her assumption of the throne.
Directors: Paul Czinner, Alexander Korda | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Elisabeth Bergner, Flora Robson, Gerald du Maurier
Votes: 740
140. Young Catherine (1991 TV Movie)
Unrated | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
A German princess is chosen to marry the heir to the Russian Throne, but faces plots and intrigues against her.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Plummer, Franco Nero, Marthe Keller
Votes: 1,177
141. Ekaterina (2014–2023)
44 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Russian Empress Ekaterina II (Catherine the Great), a German-born princess who came to Russia as the wife of Peter III, chosen by her aunt Elizabeth, and who, once in power, transformed the Russian empire.
Stars: Marina Aleksandrova, Michael Gor, Vladimir Yaglych, Pavel Tabakov
Votes: 1,685
142. The Six Queens of Henry VIII (2016– )
Not Rated | 60 min | History
A series about Henry VIII and his wives, chronicling the ups and downs in his marriages and how they shaped his reign as King and ultimately the face of Britain.
Stars: Suzannah Lipscomb, Dan Jones, Charlie Clements, Toby Osmond
Votes: 257
143. Catherine the Great (2015–2024)
49 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Catherine the Great from the time she came to Russia as the bride of the heir to the Russian throne.
Stars: Yulia Snigir, Pavel Derevyanko, Viktoriya Agalakova, Mark Bogatyryov
Votes: 356
144. The Romanovs (2013)
60 min | History
This history of the Romanov dynasty, the family that ruled Russia from 1613 until the October Revolution of 1917.
Star: Ilya Sherbinin
Votes: 429
145. Charles, Emperor King (2015–2016)
TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History
The Roman Catholic Church faces the new challenges of Protestanism in Northern Europe and Paganism in the Americas. Carlos V seeks to secure the power of the Church, in this continuation of Isabel (2011-2014) and La Corona Partida (2016).
Stars: Álvaro Cervantes, Alfonso Bassave, Marina Salas, Félix Gómez
Votes: 735
146. The Twisted Tale of Bloody Mary (2008)
104 min | Drama, History
She was loved, she was a princess, heir to the throne - but the childhood fairytale turned to lifelong nightmare for Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's first child. When Henry divorced her mother and... See full summary »
Director: Chris Barnard | Stars: Miranda French, Simon Kirk, Jorge Balça, Jason Sharp
Votes: 58
147. To Kill a King (2003)
Not Rated | 102 min | Biography, Drama, History
A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.
Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Olivia Williams, James Bolam
Votes: 3,413
148. Beau Brummell (1954)
Approved | 113 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1796, Captain George Bryan "Beau" Brummell of the 10th Royal Hussars Regiment offends the Prince of Wales with his straightforward outspokenness and gets fired from the Army but is chosen as the Prince's personal advisor.
Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov, Robert Morley
Votes: 1,747
149.
Die Geschichte Mitteldeutschlands (1999– )
Episode:
Friedrich der Gebissene - Der letzte Staufer
(2003)
History
150. The Real Versailles (2016 TV Movie)
History
Lucy Worsley untangles Louis XIV's complex world of court etiquette, fashion and feasting, while court politics expert Helen Castor delves into the archives and unpicks the Machiavellian world that Louis created.
Director: Rosie Schellenberg | Stars: Helen Castor, Lucy Worsley
Votes: 177
151. Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
Not Rated | 160 min | Drama, History
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Director: Charlton Heston | Stars: Charlton Heston, Hildegard Neil, Eric Porter, John Castle
Votes: 1,203
152. A Man for All Seasons (1988 TV Movie)
150 min | Biography, Drama
King Henry VIII wants to divorce his wife, and seeks the approval of the aristocracy. Sir Thomas More is a man of principle and reason, and is thus placed in a difficult position: should he... See full summary »
Director: Charlton Heston | Stars: Charlton Heston, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson
Votes: 744
153. I, Claudius (1976)
Not Rated | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed
Votes: 19,375
154. Cleopatra (1999)
Not Rated | 177 min | Biography, Drama, History
Princess Cleopatra becomes Egypt's Queen and has an out-of-wedlock son with the son-less Roman ruler Julius Caesar. Through two romances, she strives to protect Egypt from the Romans, and make her son the heir to Caesar's Roman Empire.
Stars: Billy Zane, Timothy Dalton, Rupert Graves, Leonor Varela
Votes: 4,336
155. Nero (2004 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 192 min | Biography, Drama, War
A six-episode mini-series covering five centuries of the Roman Empire.
Director: Paul Marcus | Stars: Hans Matheson, Laura Morante, Rike Schmid, Matthias Habich
Votes: 702
156. Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern (1930)
117 min | Biography, Drama, History
Second of two German silents about the life of Bavarian king Ludwig II, a character who would much later also be the center of a film by Luchino Visconti.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: William Dieterle, Theodor Loos, Eugen Burg, Ferdinand von Alten
Votes: 60
157. Marie Antoinette (1938)
Passed | 149 min | Biography, Drama, History
The tragic life of Marie Antoinette, who became queen of France in her late teens.
Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Julien Duvivier | Stars: Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore, Robert Morley
Votes: 3,285
158. The Last King (2016)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama, History
In the year 1206 Norway is raged by civil war. The King's illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson, which half the kingdom wants killed off, is guarded in secrecy by two men. A story which changed the course of the country's history.
Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Jakob Oftebro, Kristofer Hivju, Torkel Dommersnes Soldal, Ane Ulimoen Øverli
Votes: 7,752 | Gross: $0.01M
159. Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987)
285 min | History, Romance, War
Epic story about the romance between the most powerful man in the world and the woman who conquered his heart.
Stars: Armand Assante, Jacqueline Bisset, Stephanie Beacham, Anthony Higgins
Votes: 535
160. Napoleon and Love (1974)
469 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatized account of Napoleon's love life and his many women. From first love, marriage, and betrayal with Josephine, liaisons with actresses, his love for the beautiful patriotic Marie ... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Holm, Billie Whitelaw, Peter Bowles, Peter Jeffrey
Votes: 87
161. The White Princess (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name, the story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII.
Stars: Jodie Comer, Rebecca Benson, Jacob Collins-Levy, Richard Dillane
Votes: 15,595
162. Tudor Rose (2008)
7 min | Short, Romance
King Henry VIII doesn't wear his heart on his sleeve, he carries it with him in the emblem of the Tudor Dynasty a red rose. Love for him is a seasonal cycle. His first wife Katherine of ... See full summary »
Director: Sarah R. Lotfi | Stars: Tracey Allyn, Rebecca Bigler, Ethan Eagar, Mimi Forrester
Votes: 36
163. Catherine the Great
Biography, Drama, History | Announced
An obscure German princess usurps the throne of Russia to become one of the most powerful leaders the world has ever known.
Director: Barbra Streisand
164. Princes in the Tower (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
Sixteen years after the presumed deaths of the two boy princes held captive in the Tower, Perkin Warbeck makes his claim to the throne as the rightful King Richard. Did the younger brother ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Mark Umbers, John Castle, Roger Hammond, Sally Edwards
Votes: 139
165. Richard III: The Princes in the Tower (2015 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
A look at theories, possible motives and suspects behind the mysterious disappearance of two young princes, Edward and Richard, upon the ascension to the throne of their uncle, King Richard III.
Director: Ashley Gething | Stars: Shaun Dooley, Tom Bacon, James Garnon, Edward Bracey
Votes: 23
166. Peter the Great (2011– )
The tale of the 18th century Russian Tsar Peter the Great's demise.
Votes: 15
167. Peter the Great (1922)
60 min | Biography, Drama
Peter the Great, on becoming czar of Russia, using his knowledge of shipbuilding gained in a foreign country to establish a navy, and to be able to use the navy, provokes a war with Sweden,... See full summary »
Director: Dimitri Buchowetzki | Stars: Emil Jannings, Dagny Servaes, Bernhard Goetzke, Cordy Millowitsch
Votes: 8
168. Aszparuh (1981)
323 min | Drama, History, War
This is an epic screen presentation showing the creation, the consolidation and the power of First Bulgarian Kingdom and the first Bulgarian ruler Khan Asparuh.
Director: Ludmil Staikov | Stars: Stoyko Peev, Antony Genov, Vassil Mihajlov, Vania Tzvetkova
Votes: 953
169. 681 - Velichieto na hana (1981)
95 min | Action, Drama, History
In 651, Khan Kubrat died and the Khazars accelerated their raids upon Great Bulgaria. His five sons split the Bulgarian tribe and each led his to find new land where they could live in ... See full summary »
Director: Ludmil Staikov | Stars: Stoyko Peev, Antony Genov, Vania Tzvetkova, Vassil Mihajlov
Votes: 445
170. Victoria & Abdul (2017)
PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard
Votes: 38,250 | Gross: $22.25M
171. Kronprinz Rudolf (2006– )
Not Rated | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History
A retelling of the tragic love affair between Austrian Archduke Rudolf and Baroness Mary Vetsera.
Stars: Max von Thun, Vittoria Puccini, Omar Sharif, Christian Clavier
Votes: 459
172. The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Romance
The story of the courtship of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, told at a time when their union still seemed to be a match made in heaven.
Director: Peter Levin | Stars: Catherine Oxenberg, Christopher Baines, Olivia de Havilland, Dana Wynter
Votes: 160
173. Victoria (2016–2019)
TV-PG | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.
Stars: Jenna Coleman, Adrian Schiller, Tommy Knight, Jordan Waller
Votes: 30,895
174. Aristocrats (1999)
TV-14 | 300 min | Drama, History
18th-century England and Ireland viewed through the eyes of four beautiful high-born sisters - Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, great-granddaughters of a king, daughters of a cabinet minister, and wives of politicians and peers.
Stars: Siân Phillips, Alun Armstrong, Ben Daniels, Serena Gordon
Votes: 1,772
175. Tut (2015)
Not Rated | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History
A largely fictional mini-series based on a legendary teenage Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
Stars: Ben Kingsley, Avan Jogia, Sibylla Deen, Alexander Siddig
Votes: 8,853
176. Princess of the Ursinos (1947)
110 min | Drama, History, Romance
The story of the Countess d'Orsini, French noblewoman and courtesan at the court of the Spanish king, who acted as an agent for the King of France and was one of the most powerful people at the Spanish court.
Director: Luis Lucia | Stars: Ana Mariscal, Roberto Rey, Fernando Rey, Juan Espantaleón
Votes: 44
177. Felipe y Letizia (2010)
150 min | Biography, Drama
Dramatisation of the romance between Spain's king Felipe and his wife Letizia.
Stars: Amaia Salamanca, Fernando Gil, Marisa Paredes, Juanjo Puigcorbé
Votes: 199
178. Peter the First (1937)
96 min | Biography, Drama, History
A historical film about the life and state activities of Tsar Peter I, the reformer of Russia of the XVIII century, starting from the Battle of Narva in 1700 and ending with the adoption of the title of emperor by Peter the Great in 1721.
Director: Vladimir Petrov | Stars: Nikolai Simonov, Nikolay Cherkasov, Alla Tarasova, Mikhail Zharov
Votes: 239
179. Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
140 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the legendary King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886), his opera interest and friendship with theatre personalities such as Richard Wagner and Joseph Kainz, and at the same time a reflection of the German 1800s.
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Harry Baer, Ingrid Caven, Hanna Köhler, Ursula Strätz
Votes: 336
180.
Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode:
Ludwig II. und die Bayern
(2010)
43 min | Documentary, History
King Ludwig II mounted the Bavarian throne at 19 at his father's death. His political ambition was to maintain Bavaria as truly sovereign member of the German League of 39 states ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Twente, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: André Kaczmarczyk, Hans Mittermüller, Hans-Michael Körner, Wolfram Siemann
Votes: 20
181.
Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode:
Karl der Große und die Sachsen
(2010)
43 min | Documentary, History
Charlemagne, son of a new dynasty started as ministers of the former Merovingian kings of the Franks, turned his people's realm into a Germanic empire, a Catholic rebirth of western Rome's,... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Twente, Carsten Gutschmidt, Martin Carazo Mendez, Judith Voelker, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: Jens Schäfer, Hans Mittermüller, Stefan Weinfurter, Bernd Schneidmüller
Votes: 20
182.
Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode:
Friedrich II. und der Kreuzzug
(2010)
43 min | Documentary, History
Frederick II Hohenstaufen was an enlightened, tolerant, yet absolute king in the Neopolitan realm of the two Sicilies where he studied nature and science from Moors in self-designed castles... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Feyerabend, Daniel Sich | Stars: Michael Pink, Olaf B. Rader, Stefan Weinfurter
Votes: 16
183.
Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode:
Karl IV. und der Schwarze Tod
(2010)
43 min | Documentary, History
Future Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV lost his father in the Hundred Years War on the loosing French side at the battle of Crécy. The heir of the house of Luxemburg made Prague in his rich ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Twente, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: Christoph Jacobi, Hans Mittermüller, Bernd Schneidmüller, Stefan Weinfurter
Votes: 18
184.
Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode:
August der Starke und die Liebe
(2010)
43 min | Documentary, History
August the strong, so called on account of his physical strength and virility in bed, was the most famous and ambitious elector of Saxony, a quiet and wealthy part of pre-united Germany. He... See full summary »
Directors: Carsten Gutschmidt, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: Jirí Machácek, Hans Mittermüller, Olaf B. Rader, Peter Richter
Votes: 19
185.
Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode:
Otto und das Reich
(2008)
43 min | Documentary, History
Charlemagne, king of the Franconian tribe, founded the Holy Roman Empire, but is disintegrated by dividing succession without creating a nation, hence he's revered equally by Germany and ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Twente, Stephan Koester, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: David C. Bunners, Hans Mittermüller, Gerd Althoff, Stefan Weinfurter
Votes: 38
186.
Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode:
Heinrich und der Papst
(2008)
43 min | Documentary, History
German king Henry IV, future emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, was orphaned young and traumatized during his mother's regency and his own kidnapping till majority by the imperial bishops ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Twente, Stephan Koester, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: Mickey Hardt, Hans Mittermüller, Stefan Weinfurter, Gerd Althoff
Votes: 30
187.
Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode:
Barbarossa und der Löwe
(2008)
43 min | Documentary, History
Frederic I Barbarossa, whose (Hohen) Staufian dynasty's 'home duchies' were in the Southwest, successfully unestablished himself as German king when his cousin duke Henry the Lion, of the ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Twente, Stephan Koester, Robert Wiezorek | Stars: Bernd Gnann, Hans Mittermüller, Stefan Weinfurter, Joachim Ehlers
Votes: 23
188.
Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode:
Preußens Friedrich und die Kaiserin
(2008)
43 min | Documentary, History
Frederic II the Great of Prussia and the contemporary Habsburg imperial couple, archduchess Maria Theresia and husband Francis, rivaled for preeminence in the German heartland of the empire... See full summary »
Directors: Olaf Götz, Stephan Koester, Erica von Moeller | Stars: Yasmina Djaballah, Ulrich Wiggers, Hans Mittermüller, Johannes Kunisch
Votes: 21
189.
Die Deutschen (2008– )
Episode:
Wilhelm und die Welt
(2008)
43 min | Documentary, History
German emperor Wilhelm (William) II dreams of a colonial empire rivaling the other great European powers' overseas territories, but is simply too late. Still he and his government manage to... See full summary »
Director: Ricarda Schlosshan | Stars: Benjamin Morik, Andrei Runcanu, Udo Schenk
Votes: 21
190. Welt der Wunder - Ludwig II. Wahnsinn und Visionen eines Märchenkönigs (2007 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Ludwig II of Bavaria, suffering from the mental illness that runs in the family, shows no interest in matters of state, but flees into a world of fantasies, spending state funds building ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Horlacher | Stars: Jochen Ganzer, Felix Hellmann, Olaf Krätke
191. Sophie - Sissis kleine Schwester (2001 TV Movie)
186 min | Drama
Director: Matthias Tiefenbacher | Stars: Valerie Koch, Steffen Groth, Fritz Karl, Miguel Herz-Kestranek
Votes: 92
192. Ludwig 1881 (1993)
90 min | Biography, Drama
In 1881 Ludwig of Bavaria goes on a cruise on a Swiss lake. He takes with him a famous actor, Josef Kainz, to act out the scenes from a story which took place on the lake, at the actual locations.
Directors: Donatello Dubini, Fosco Dubini | Stars: Helmut Berger, Max Tidof, Michael Schiller, Dietmar Mössmer
Votes: 64
193. Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs (1955)
115 min | Biography, Drama, History
King Ludwig II of Bavaria is frustrated, having to accept parliament's will to join Bismarck, rather he his cultured Habsburg friends, in wars. His love-life being as fruitless, he seeks ... See full summary »
Director: Helmut Käutner | Stars: O.W. Fischer, Marianne Koch, Paul Bildt, Friedrich Domin
Votes: 341
194. Ludwig II. (1922)
Director: Otto Kreisler | Stars: Olaf Fjord, Thea Rosenquist, Eugen Preiß, Franz Scherer
195. Sarajevo - Der Weg in die Katastrophe (2014 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary, History
Directors: Manfred Oldenburg, Saskia Weisheit | Stars: Moritz Führmann, Stefan Lampadius, Frank Maier, Ulrich Schmissat
196. 1913: The Emperor's Last Dance (2014 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Florian Huber | Stars: Carsten Faseler, Peter Henze, Georg Kleinegees, Hendrik Massute
Votes: 6
197. Juliana, prinses van Oranje (2006–2009)
Biography, Drama
Stars: Marieke de Kleine, Ria Eimers, Wim van Rooij, Hylke van Sprundel
Votes: 40
198. Majestät brauchen Sonne (2000)
105 min | Documentary
Documentary about the last German emperor Wilhelm II, who was also the first German film star.
Director: Peter Schamoni | Stars: Mario Adorf, Donald Arthur, Arthur Brauss, Kaiser Wilhelm II
Votes: 115
199.
Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (1994– )
Episode:
Das Staunen der Welt - Ein deutscher Kaiser in Apulien
(1996)
Documentary
Director: Michael Gregor | Stars: Nedin Flora, Horst Stern, Klaus Piontek
200.
Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (1994– )
Episode:
Karl der Große - Rätsel um den ersten Kaiser
(1999)
Documentary
Directors: Nina Koshofer, Martin Papirowski, Luise Wagner-Roos | Stars: Karl I. Carolus Magnus, Gert Heidenreich
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