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Anastasia (1956)
Is Ingrid Bergman really the daughter of Czar Nicholas? With Yul Brynner and Helen Hayes.
Video - DVDElizabeth
Cate Blanchett's Oscar-nominated performance as the naive and vibrant princess who becomes the stubborn and knowing queen is both severe and sympathetic.
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Hamlet
Shakespeare tragedy. The Prince of Denmark is torn with emotions when his father dies and his mother remarries.
Video - DVDHenry V
By William Shakespeare.
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King Lear
Shakespeare tragedy. A timeless tale of greed and lust for power.
Video - DVDLady Jane
Based on the true story of the girl who found herself Queen of England for nine days at age 16, Lady Jane is historical romance at its bittersweet best. Starring Helena Bonham Carter.
Video - DVDThe Last Emperor (1987)
Bernardo Bertolucci does the nearly impossible with this sweeping, grand epic that tells a very personal tale. The story is a dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the emperors of China.
Video - DVDThe Madness of King George
Starring Nigel Hawthorne as King George III, the British monarch who lost the American colonies.
Video - DVDMarie Antoinette (1938)
Starring Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power.
VideoMrs. Brown (1997)
A romantic drama in the Masterpiece Theater vein, this John Madden film looks at the relationship between Queen Victoria and John Brown, a commoner who, though a servant, becomes her closest friend and confidant. Starring Judi Dench.
Video - DVDNicholas and Alexandra (1971)
The tragic story of Nicholas II, the last Czar of Russia.
Video - DVDThe Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
Starring: Charles Laughton, Robert Donat. Director: Alexander Korda
Video - DVDQueen Christina (1933)
Starring Greta Garbo, John Gilbert.
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Richard III
Shakespeare tragedy. The deformed and evil Richard Gloucester schemes to take over the throne.
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Roman Holiday
Audrey Hepburn plays a princess on a tour of Rome who meets dashing Gregory Peck, an American reporter. Ian McLellan Hunter and Dalton Trumbo won an Oscar for Motion Picture Story.
Video - DVDThe Virgin Queen (1955)
Bette Davis plays Elizabeth I.
VideoYoung Bess (1953)
Chronicles the life of queen Elizabeth I, before she became the queen. With Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Charles Laughton.
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