Royalty
Around the world, people have a fascination for those born into privilege. And at the top of the heap are those born into royalty, groomed from a young age to take on the responsibilities, and perks, of leadership. From Queen Cleopatra to King Henry VIII to the current Queen of England, filmmakers, like their audiences, have taken a keen interest in what makes these people tick, always trying to expose something of their private lives and challenges, and perhaps even making them seem as human as the rest of us.
Pictured: Queen Bette in 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex'.
Catherine the Great (2006)
6.3/10
Starring: Emily Bruni
One of Russia's most brilliant rulers, Catherine the Great, is the subject of this thrilling and extensively researched documentary/drama. Lavishly f... Read more
Cleopatra (1963)
7/10
Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in this truly mammoth production filled with spectacle and a cast of thousands. The legendary story of the Qu... Read more
Cleopatra ( Blu-ray ) (1963)
7/10
Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Starring: Andrew Keir, Cesare Danova, Elizabeth Taylor, George Cole, Hume Cronyn, Martin L...
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in this truly mammoth production filled with spectacle and a cast of thousands. The legendary story of the Qu... Read more
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
7/10
Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Liu Ye, Dahong Ni, Junjie Qin, Man Li
Zhang Yimou's characteristically lush historical melodrama, set near the end of theTang Dynasty, with Chow Yun-Fat as the Emperor whose wife (Gong Li)... Read more
Edward and Mrs Simpson: The Complete Series (1978)
Director: Waris Hussein
Starring: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Marius Goring, Peggy Ashcroft
On the evening of December 11, 1936, England's King Edward VIII formally broadcast his farewell to a nation. Torn between duty and love, he had decide... Read more
Edward II (1992)
7/10
Director: Derek Jarman
Starring: Kevin Collins, Steven Waddington, Andrew Tiernan
Derek Jarman uses Christopher Marlowe's classic play about the 14th century monarch for this daring cinematic treatise on gay love and its place in th... Read more
Edward the Seventh: Part One, Episodes 1-6 (1975)
Director: John Gorrie
Starring: Harry Andrews, Annette Crosbie, Robert Hardy, Nigel Havers, Felicity Kendal, Jan...
Directed by John Gorrie ('The Oscar Wilde Collection') this BAFTA-winning drama focuses around the life of Edward VII and the dramas, romances, traged... Read more
Edward the Seventh: Part Two, Episodes 7-13 (1975)
Director: John Gorrie
Starring: Annette Crosbie, Timothy West, Helen Ryan, Felicity Kendal, Derek Fowlds, France...
Directed by John Gorrie (The Oscar Wilde Collection) this BAFTA winning drama focuses around the life of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and the dramas... Read more
Edward the Seventh: The Complete Series (1975)
Director: John Gorrie
Starring: Annette Crosbie, Charles Dance, Derek Fowlds, Francesca Annis, Jane Lapotaire, J...
Directed by John Gorrie ('The Oscar Wilde Collection'), this BAFTA-winning drama focuses around the life of Edward VII and the dramas, romances, trage... Read more
Elizabeth (1998)
7.5/10
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes, Christopher Eccleston, Richard At...
Before the Golden Age, Elizabeth was a passionate and naive girl who came to reign over a land divided by bloody turmoil. Amid palace intrigue and att... Read more