European Royalty
by t-xy | created - 25 Sep 2016 | updated - 26 Nov 2018 | PublicBiographical and fictionalized films and TV productions about Royals, their lovers and their courts.
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101.
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
102.
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
103.
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
104.
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
105.
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
106.
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
107. 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
108. 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
109. Juliana, prinses van Oranje (2006–2009)
Biography, Drama
Stars: Marieke de Kleine, Ria Eimers, Wim van Rooij, Hylke van Sprundel
Votes: 40
110. 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
111.
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
112.
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
113.
Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (1994– )
Episode:
August der Starke
(2009)
43 min | Documentary
The legendary Saxon elector Friedrich August I 'the Strong' ruled since his elder brother's early death in 1694. His private cabinet chief, Count von Fleming, left records on the Saxon "... See full summary »
Director: Luise Wagner-Roos | Stars: Bruno F. Apitz, Florentine Weiss, Katharina Abt, Gert Heidenreich
114.
Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (1994– )
Episode:
Sisi, eine unglücklige Kaiserin
Documentary
Director: Nina Steinhauser | Star: Marion Mitterhammer
115. Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria: Gräfin Cosel (1987 TV Movie)
166 min | Drama, History
Director: Hans-Joachim Kasprzik | Stars: Marzena Trybala, Dietrich Körner, Alfred Struwe, Klaus Piontek
Votes: 66
116. Preußische Nacht (1981 TV Movie)
Director: Oswald Döpke | Stars: Gerd Böckmann, Hans Hessling, Alf Marholm, Hans-Günter Martens
117. Maria Theresia (1980 TV Movie)
190 min | Drama, History
Director: Kurt Junek | Stars: Jasmine Chirazzi, Ulli Fessl, Marianne Schönauer, Leopold Zeisl
Votes: 9
118. Heiteres und Ernstes um den großen König (1936)
20 min | Short
Director: Phil Jutzi | Stars: Otto Gebühr, Hans Mierendorff, Walter Kynast, Franz Fiedler
119. Anekdoten um den alten Fritz (1935)
18 min | Short
Director: Phil Jutzi | Stars: Theodor Loos, Karl Meixner, Hans Schneider, Walter Kynast
120. Der alte Fritz - 2. Ausklang (1928)
155 min | Biography, Drama, History
Director: Gerhard Lamprecht | Stars: Otto Gebühr, Julia Serda, Bertold Reissig, Wilhelm Hertwig
Votes: 22
121. Frederick the Great (1914)
20 min | Short, Biography, Drama
The story opens in Frederick's youth. His father, Frederick William, was a rough, burly man, fond of outdoor sport, a hearty eater and a heavy drinker. Because his son was frail and ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Edwin | Stars: Barry O'Moore, Mary Fuller, Charles Sutton, Richard Neill
122. Die Flucht nach Holland (1967 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Director: Ludwig Cremer | Stars: Hans Caninenberg, Hans W. Hamacher, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer, Ernst Schröder
Votes: 20
123. Fridericus (1937)
97 min | Drama
In 18th century Europe, King Friedrich II of Prussia leads his army through the seven-years-war with neighboring states, and after numerous near defeats, eventually brings a victorious army back to Berlin.
Director: Johannes Meyer | Stars: Otto Gebühr, Hilde Körber, Lil Dagover, Agnes Straub
Votes: 86
124. Marie-Antoinette (1975– )
90 min | Biography, Drama, History
Stars: Henri Déus, Anne Lefol, Régine Blaess, Bernard Allouf
Votes: 25
125. Die ungarische Hochzeit (1969 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy, Musical
Director: Kurt Wilhelm | Stars: Kurt Großkurth, Ljuba Welitsch, Herbert Prikopa, Veit Relin
Votes: 17
126. Tanz mit dem Kaiser (1941)
102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Emperor Joseph II escapes the intrigues of his court. In Transylvania Baroness Christine mistakes his adjutant Kleber for the emperor and falls for him. Her love letter leads to her being summoned as a suitable bride for the real emperor.
Director: Georg Jacoby | Stars: Marika Rökk, Wolf Albach-Retty, Maria Eis, Axel von Ambesser
Votes: 35
127. Marie Antoinette - Das Leben einer Königin (1922)
137 min | Drama, History
Director: Rudolf Meinert | Stars: Diana Karenne, Maria Reisenhofer, Gustav May, Ludwig Hartau
128.
Die Geschichte Mitteldeutschlands (1999– )
Episode:
Kaiser Barbarossa - Die Legende im Kyffhäuser
(2009)
History
Director: Dirk Otto | Stars: Isabelle Gerwig, Sascha Gluth, Milena Jung, Thomas Linke
129. Barbarossa (2009)
R | 139 min | Drama, History, War
German Emperor Barbarossa will stop at nothing to conquer and build his empire. But a young man from Milan, along with his army of 900 men known as the Company of Death, is prepared to challenge the Emperor.
Director: Renzo Martinelli | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Raz Degan, F. Murray Abraham, Christo Jivkov
Votes: 1,433
130. August der Starke (1984 TV Movie)
88 min | Comedy
Director: Rudolf Nussgruber | Stars: Gert Fröbe, Peter Fricke, Günter Strack, Hans-Jürgen Schatz
Votes: 6
131. Regina di Navarra (1942)
86 min | Drama
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Elsa Merlini, Gino Cervi, Renato Cialente, Leonardo Cortese
132. Locura de amor (1948)
112 min | Drama
Queen Juana of Castile go insane as a result of a conspiracy based on the infidelities of her husband, King Philip of Flanders.
Director: Juan de Orduña | Stars: Aurora Bautista, Fernando Rey, Sara Montiel, Jorge Mistral
Votes: 171
133.
Mujeres insólitas (1977– )
Episode:
La reina loca de amor (Juana de Castilla)
(1977)
Drama
Director: Cayetano Luca de Tena | Stars: Julia Gutiérrez Caba, Manuel Tejada, Luisa Sala, Ramón Durán
134.
Mujeres insólitas (1977– )
Episode:
La Reina después de muerta (Inés de Castro)
(1977)
Drama
Director: Cayetano Luca de Tena | Stars: Carmen de la Maza, Manuel Gallardo, Andrés Mejuto, Miguel Ángel
135. Juana la Loca... de vez en cuando (1983)
87 min | Comedy, Musical
The Catholic Monarchs care about Torquemada's obsession to prosecute everyone. Cisneros presents senile amnesia, Infanta Isabel has become republican, and Juana is in love. A comic and sui ... See full summary »
Director: José Ramón Larraz | Stars: Lola Flores, Beatriz Elorrieta, Jaime Morey, Manolo Gómez Bur
Votes: 110
136. The Royal Diaries: Isabel - Jewel of Castilla (2000 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 27 min | Drama, Family, History
A fictional story about Queen Isabel of Spain as a teenaged princess.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Arturo Fresolone, Lisa Jakub, Cara Pifko, Christopher Ralph
Votes: 38
137. La reina Isabel en persona (2000)
91 min | Drama
Director: Rafael Gordon | Star: Isabel Ordaz
Votes: 9
138. Réquiem por Granada (1991)
52 min | Drama, History, Romance
This series tells the story of the fall of Granada, from the point of view of the Spaniards to Granada and the Muslims, and does not tell the view of "Spanish historians"
Stars: Olegar Fedoro, Manuel Bandera, Delia Boccardo, Pedro Díez del Corral
Votes: 66
139. The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966 TV Movie)
G | 90 min | Biography, History
After the death of Cardinal Mazarin, young king Louis XIV decides to assert his power to control the aristocracy.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, César Silvagni, Katharina Renn
Votes: 1,702
140.
Infamous Assassinations (2007– )
Episode:
The Assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia - Marseilles, 1934
(2007)
Documentary, Crime, History
Directors: Jonathan Martin, Nicolas Wright | Stars: Robert Powell, Louis Barthou, King Alexander of Yugoslavia
141. Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Drama, History
During the early part of his reign, Ivan the Terrible faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people.
Director: Sergei Eisenstein | Stars: Nikolay Cherkasov, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Serafima Birman, Mikhail Nazvanov
Votes: 10,868
142. Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958)
Not Rated | 88 min | Biography, Drama, History
As Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate their Tsar.
Director: Sergei Eisenstein | Stars: Nikolay Cherkasov, Serafima Birman, Pavel Kadochnikov, Mikhail Zharov
Votes: 8,056
143. Peter the Great (1986)
371 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biopic of Peter I, Czar of Russia, from childhood in 1682 to the Great Northern War against Sweden during the 1700s.
Stars: Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Omar Sharif, Trevor Howard
Votes: 800
144. Peter the Great (2011– )
The tale of the 18th century Russian Tsar Peter the Great's demise.
Votes: 15
145. The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Passed | 104 min | Drama, History, Romance
A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser
Votes: 7,240
146. Catherine the Great (1995 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Drama, History
Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter and rises to become Catherine the Great.
Directors: Marvin J. Chomsky, John Goldsmith | Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed
Votes: 1,348
147. 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
148. 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
149. 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
150. Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
GP | 183 min | Biography, Drama, History
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble, Ania Marson
Votes: 5,569 | Gross: $3.96M
151. Anastasia (1956)
Unrated | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History
An opportunistic businessman tries to pass off a mysterious impostor as the Grand Duchess Anastasia, and she is so convincing that even the biggest skeptics believe her.
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Akim Tamiroff
Votes: 9,324
152. Great Catherine (1968)
G | 99 min | Comedy
Slapstick comedy based on the play by George Bernard Shaw. A stiff English officer, captain Charles Edstaston (Peter O'Toole), and his fiancée Claire arrive in St. Petersburg. Edstaston is ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Flemyng | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Zero Mostel, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 303
153.
Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode:
Catherine II: Nuits blanches à Saint Petersbourg
(2009)
Biography, History
About the life of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg.
Director: David Jankowski | Stars: Stéphane Bern, Cyrille Boulay, Philippe Brenot, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
154.
Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode:
Nicolas II, le dernier tsar de Russie
(2014)
Biography, History
About Nicholas II, the last Tsar of the Russian empire, and the end of the ill-fated Romanov dynasty.
Director: Antoine De Meaux | Stars: Stéphane Bern, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Olga
155. 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
156. 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
157. 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
158. Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley (2016)
Not Rated | Documentary, History
British historian Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to investigate the 300-year reign of the Romanov dynasty.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Janet Hartley, Simon Dixon, Sergei Bogatyrev
Votes: 1,115
159. Romanovy: Ventsenosnaya semya (2000)
140 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the last year and a half of Tsar Nicholas II and his family from the February Revolution of 1917 to their execution in July 1918.
Director: Gleb Panfilov | Stars: Aleksandr Galibin, Lynda Bellingham, Vladimir Grachyov, Yuliya Novikova
Votes: 360
160. The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History
In May 1913 the Romanov Dynasty celebrates its 300th anniversary at the Russian throne. The last emperor in the long line is Tsar Nicholas II. He rules over a country with huge social and ... See full summary »
Director: Esfir Shub | Stars: Mikhail Alekseyev, Alexei Brusilov, Nikolai Chkheidze, Emperor Franz Josef
Votes: 346
161. 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
162. 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
163. 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
164. The Romanovs' Last Photograph (2007)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Drama, History
The Romanovs' Last Photograph tells the story of the Romanov sisters, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia, in the hours leading up to their execution in 1918. The girls share their hopes, ... See full summary »
Director: Catherine Faris King | Stars: Jessica Ammer, Marja-Lewis Ryan, Lidia Pearl, Suzanne Schmedding
Votes: 15
165.
Infamous Assassinations (2007– )
Episode:
The Assassination of Tsar Nicholas II - Ekaterinburg, 1918
(2007)
Documentary, Crime, History
Directors: Jonathan Martin, Nicolas Wright | Stars: Robert Powell, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Tsar Nicholas II
166. Pyotr i Alexei (1919)
Film about he childhood of the Russian Tsar Peter I (Peter the Great) and the transition between the reign of his father Alexei and his own.
Director: Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky | Star: Leonid Leonidov
167. The Fall of the Romanoffs (1917)
Passed | 80 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of the Russian revolution and the influence upon the Russian royal family of the famous "mad monk," Rasputin.
Director: Herbert Brenon | Stars: Edward Connelly, Iliodor, Alfred Hickman, Conway Tearle
Votes: 28
168. The Queen (2006)
PG-13 | 103 min | Biography, Drama
After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings
Votes: 116,006 | Gross: $56.44M
169. The King's Speech (2010)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 708,115 | Gross: $138.80M
170. Mrs. Brown (1997)
PG | 101 min | Biography, Drama, History
When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown, but their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil.
Director: John Madden | Stars: Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher
Votes: 15,597 | Gross: $9.22M
171. Elizabeth (1998)
R | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History
The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Liz Giles, Rod Culbertson, Paul Fox
Votes: 105,151 | Gross: $30.08M
172. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush, Jordi Mollà
Votes: 75,078 | Gross: $16.29M
173. Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
During the sixteenth century, the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots engages in over two decades of religious and political conflict with her cousin, the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England, amidst political intrigue in her native land.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson, Patrick McGoohan, Timothy Dalton
Votes: 4,882 | Gross: $2.33M
174. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History
Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess
Votes: 119,994 | Gross: $26.81M
175. The Young Victoria (2009)
PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson
Votes: 66,413 | Gross: $11.00M
176. The Duchess (2008)
PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was revered for her extravagant political and personal life.
Director: Saul Dibb | Stars: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Rampling
Votes: 87,305 | Gross: $13.82M
177. Diana (2013)
PG-13 | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
During the last two years of her life, Princess Diana embarks on a final rite of passage: a secret love affair with Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan.
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Cas Anvar, Charles Edwards
Votes: 20,924 | Gross: $0.33M
178. The Madness of King George (1994)
PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Rupert Graves, Amanda Donohoe
Votes: 18,407 | Gross: $15.24M
179. Becket (1964)
PG-13 | 148 min | Biography, Drama, History
King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's.
Director: Peter Glenville | Stars: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi
Votes: 15,852
180. The Lion in Winter (1968)
PG | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
1183 A.D.: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. When he allows his imprisoned wife Eleanor of Aquitaine out for a Christmas visit, they all variously plot to force him into a decision.
Director: Anthony Harvey | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle
Votes: 34,229 | Gross: $22.28M
181. The Tudors (2007–2010)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
A dramatic series about the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII.
Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Anthony Brophy, James Frain
Votes: 81,242
182. The White Queen (2013)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
Three different, yet equally relentless women vie for the throne in 15th-century England.
Stars: Aneurin Barnard, Rebecca Ferguson, Amanda Hale, Faye Marsay
Votes: 31,415
183. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
PG | 145 min | Biography, Drama, History
King Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas, Anthony Quayle
Votes: 8,121 | Gross: $2.07M
184. Alfred the Great (I) (1969)
M/PG | 122 min | Drama, History, War
While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the ninth century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows, to... See full summary »
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: David Hemmings, Michael York, Prunella Ransome, Colin Blakely
Votes: 1,119
185. Henry V (1989)
PG-13 | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Simon Shepherd, James Larkin
Votes: 31,662 | Gross: $10.16M
186. The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
TV-14 | 150 min | Drama, History, War
A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V.
Stars: Anton Lesser, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Georgeson, John Mackay
Votes: 7,319
187. Henry V (1944)
Not Rated | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
Director: Laurence Olivier | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks, Felix Aylmer
Votes: 7,075
188. Richard III (1995)
R | 110 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, War
The classic Shakespearean play about the murderously scheming 15th-century king is reimagined in an alternative setting of 1930s England as clouds of fascism gather.
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Christopher Bowen, Edward Jewesbury
Votes: 15,576 | Gross: $2.60M
189. Richard III (2007)
Action, Crime, Drama
"Now is the winter of our discontent..." With these timeless words, Duke Richard - lounging on his sun deck - sets his murderous plans in motion. His goal: to eliminate the hated rival ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Anderson | Stars: David Carradine, Sally Kirkland, Maria Conchita Alonso, Scott Anderson
Votes: 190
190. Richard III (1955)
Not Rated | 161 min | Biography, Drama, History
Shakespeare's powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.
Director: Laurence Olivier | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Cedric Hardwicke, Nicholas Hannen, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 5,229
191. Richard III (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 239 min | Drama
Richard of Gloucester uses murder and manipulation to claim England's throne.
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: Peter Benson, Antony Brown, David Burke, Michael Byrne
Votes: 232
192. Richard III (1912)
55 min | Drama
Richard of Gloucester uses manipulation and murder to gain the English throne.
Directors: André Calmettes, James Keane | Stars: Robert Gemp, Frederick Warde, Albert Gardner, James Keane
Votes: 321
193. Richard III (1911)
23 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Although several others are ahead of him in the line of succession, Richard of Gloucester is determined to gain the throne. Through deceit, manipulation, and murder, he does become King ... See full summary »
Director: Frank R. Benson | Stars: James Berry, Alfred Brydone, Kathleen Yorke, Murray Carrington
Votes: 228
194. King John (1899)
5 min | Short, Drama
King John does whatever it takes to keep himself on the throne of England, making enemies of the pope, France, and his nephew along the way.
Directors: Walter Pfeffer Dando, William K.L. Dickson, Herbert Beerbohm Tree | Stars: Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Dora Tulloch, Charles Sefton, J. Fisher White
Votes: 522
195. The Virgin Queen (2005–2006)
59 min | Biography, Drama, History
From teenage princess to accomplished queen, torn between duty and personal longing, the reign of Elizabeth I is exposed in this lavish drama filmed against a backdrop of some of Great Britain's most beautiful houses and landscapes.
Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, Sienna Guillory, Ian Hart, Tom Hardy
Votes: 3,279
196. The Virgin Queen (1955)
Approved | 92 min | Biography, Drama, History
Sir Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd) overcomes court intrigue to win favor with Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson
Votes: 3,068
197. Elizabeth I (2005)
TV-MA | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History
Mini-series about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Toby Jones, Hugh Dancy, Patrick Malahide
Votes: 7,033
198. The Six Wives of Henry VIII (2001– )
50 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A dramatic documentary narrated and presented by controversial historian David Starkey about the lives as wives and Queens of the six wives of Tudor king Henry VIII.
Stars: David Starkey, Caroline Lintott, David Fleeshman, Benjamin Newby
Votes: 301
199. Monarch (2000)
109 min | Biography, Drama, History
Shortly before his death in 1547, the injured King Henry VIII is forced to take refuge a manor house closed for the season. While there, he must confront both his mortality and the ghosts of his past.
Director: John Walsh | Stars: T.P. McKenna, Jean Marsh, James Coombes, Peter Sowerbutts
Votes: 165
200. Elizabeth R (1971)
520 min | Biography, Drama, History
When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.
Stars: Glenda Jackson, Ronald Hines, Robert Hardy, Stephen Murray
Votes: 1,940
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