Aflandu-ne zilele acestea in plina desfasurare a evenimentelor REGALE, iata o trecere in revista a catorva filme inspirate din biografiile regilor/reginelor, imparatilor/imparateselor si tarilor/tarinelor de-a lungul istoriei cinemaului.
1. THE QUEEN OF SHEBA – 1921
6.4 IMDb
Regia: J. Gordon Edwards / Scenariul: J. Gordon Edwards, Virginia Tracy Cu: Betty Blythe, Fritz Leiber, Claire de Lorez
2. THE QUEEN OF SHEBA – 1952
5.7 IMDb
Regia: Pietro Francisci / Scenariul: Raul De Sarro, Raul De Sarro Cu: Leonora Ruffo, Gino Cervi, Gino Leurini
Coloana sonora: Nino Rota
3. RICHARD III – 1955
7.6 IMDb
1956 – 3 BAFTA FILM
Regia: Laurence Olivier / Scenariul David Garrick Cu: Laurence Olivier, Cedric Hardwicke, Nicholas Hannen
4. THE KING AND I – 1956
7.4 IMDb
1957 – 5 OSCAR
Regia: Walter Lang / Scenariul: Ernest Lehman , Oscar Hammerstein II Cu: Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno
Coloana sonora: Rodgers & Hammerstein
5. CLEOPATRA – 1963
6.8 IMDb
1964 – 4 OSCAR
Regia: Joseph L. Mankiewicz / Scenariul: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall Cu: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison
Coloana sonora: Alex North
6. BECKET – 1964
8.1 IMDb
1965 – 1 OSCAR
Regia: Peter Glenville / Scenariul: Jean Anouilh, Lucienne Hill, Edward Anhalt Cu:Richard Burton, Peter O’Toole, John Gielgud
7. THE LION IN WINTER – 1968
8.1 IMDb
1969 – 3 OSCAR
Regia: Anthony Harvey / Scenariul: James Goldman, James Goldman Cu: Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn si Anthony Hopkins
Suita Compusa de: John Barry
8. MACBETH – 1974
7.5 IMDb
1973 – 1 Bafta Film
Regia: Roman Polanski / Scenariul: Roman Polanski (adaptare) Cu: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis si Martin Shaw
9. KING LEAR – 1983 – minie serie TV
7.9 IMDb
1984 – 1 EMMY
Regia: Michael Elliott / Scenariul: piesa William Shakespeare Cu: Laurence Olivier, Colin Blakely, Anna Calder-Marshall
10. KING DAVID – 1985
4.9 IMDb
Regia: Bruce Beresford / Scenariul: Andrew Birkin, James Costigan Cu: Richard Gere, Edward Woodward, Alice Krige
Soundtrack:
11. PETER THE GREAT – 1986 – mini serie TV
8.1 IMDb
1986 – 3 EMMY
Regia: Marvin J. Chomsky, Lawrence Schiller / Scenariul: Edward Anhalt, Robert K. Massie Cu: Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave si Omar Sharif
12. THE LAST EMPEROR – 1987
7.9 IMDb
1988 – 9 OSCAR
Regia: Bernardo Bertolucci / Scenariul: Enzo Ungari, Mark Peploe Cu: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Toole
Coloana sonora originala: David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cong Su
13. HENRY V – 1989
7.8 IMDb
1990 – 1 OSCAR
Regia: Kenneth Branagh / Scenariul: Kenneth Branagh – adaptare Cu: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi and Simon Shepherd
Soundtrack:
