Films like A Man for All Seasons
A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.
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Mary, Queen of Scots
Film · 1971 · also drama and historyMary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at the age of 23 by her cousi...
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Richard III
Film · 1955 · also drama and historyHaving helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully dece...
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Hamlet
Film · 1990 · also drama and historyHamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
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Julius Caesar
Film · 1970 · also drama and historyAll-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, and the...
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Cromwell
Film · 1970 · also drama and historyDisgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the ta...
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King Lear
Film · 2018 · also dramaAn aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
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The Lion in Winter
Film · 1968 · also drama and historyChristmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants h...
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Hamlet
Film · 1948 · also dramaWinner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved t...
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Hamlet
Film · 2009 · also dramaDavid Tennant stars in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Shakespeare's great play. Director Gregory Doran's modern-dress production wa...
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Henry V
Film · 1989 · also drama and historyIn 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
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