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If I Were King is a 1938 American biographical and historical film starring Ronald Colman as medieval poet François Villon, and featuring Basil Rathbone and Frances Dee. It is based on the 1901 play and novel, both of the same name, by Justin Huntly McCarthy , and was directed by Frank Lloyd , with a screenplay adaptation by Preston Sturges .
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes has an approval rating of 73% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "King Knight ' s humor doesn't always land, but viewers who can pick up the movie's sweetly strange wavelength will be glad they tuned in." [5] Chad Collins of Dread Central gave the film 4/5 and called it "uncommonly endearing."
House of David is an upcoming American historical drama series developed by Jon Erwin for Amazon Prime Video.The series will tell the story of David, a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the second of the United Monarchy.
The King is a 2019 epic historical drama film directed by David Michôd, based on several plays from William Shakespeare's Henriad. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The screenplay was written by Michôd and Joel Edgerton , who both produced the film with Brad Pitt , Dede Gardner , Jeremy Kleiner , and Liz Watts .
Ironclad is a 2011 British action historical drama film [5] directed by Jonathan English.Written by English and Erick Kastel, based on a screenplay by Stephen McDool, the cast includes James Purefoy, Brian Cox, Kate Mara, Paul Giamatti, Vladimir Kulich, Mackenzie Crook, Jason Flemyng, Derek Jacobi, and Charles Dance. [6]
Ludwig (German: Ludwig II.) is a 1973 English-language epic biographical drama film co-written and directed by Luchino Visconti.The film stars Helmut Berger as King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Romy Schneider as Empress Elisabeth of Austria, along with Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Helmut Griem, and Gert Fröbe.
To Catch a King is a 1984 American thriller film directed by Clive Donner and written by Roger O. Hirson. Based on the 1979 novel by Jack Higgins (writing as Harry Patterson), the film stars Robert Wagner , Teri Garr , Horst Janson , John Standing , Barbara Parkins and Marcel Bozzuffi .
The King's Choice (Norwegian: Kongens nei, meaning "The King's No" [4]) is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Erik Poppe. It is a co-production of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Ireland, [ 1 ] [ 5 ] and was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards .