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poster The Frogs Who Wanted a King
The Frogs Who Wanted a King
(3.6/5)
9mn - Animation, Fantasy
The frogs have a democracy, but they beseech Jupiter to send them a king. Jupiter can hardly believe this amphibian foolishness, so he sends them a tree as king. The frogs make obeisance to their new mona…
poster The Royal Bed
The Royal Bed
(2.9/5)
75mn - Comedy
The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend, a peasant revolt and a scheming general.
poster Bardelys the Magnificent
Bardelys the Magnificent
90mn - Action, Drama, Romance
Rafael Sabatini's story of the swashbuckling era and of Bardeleys, the handsome courtier who could win any woman he set his mind to...and was not above boasting about it to all who would listen.
poster The President
The President
(3.3/5)
71mn - Drama
By his father’s deathbed, a young man agrees to never marry below his station. Later, he falls in love with a lowly governess, impregnates her, and does not marry her. Many years later, as the President o…
poster Anna Boleyn
Anna Boleyn
(3.3/5)
120mn - History, Drama
The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in England.
poster When Knighthood Was in Flower
When Knighthood Was in Flower
(3.3/5)
121mn - Drama, Romance
Mary Tudor falls in love with a new arrival to court, Charles Brandon. She convinces her brother King Henry VIII to make him his Captain of the Guard. Meanwhile, Henry is determined to marry her off to th…
poster Raja Harishchandra
Raja Harishchandra
(3.0/5)
40mn - History, Drama
Revolves around the noble and righteous king, Harishchandra, who first sacrifices his kingdom, followed by his wife and eventually his children to honor his promise to the sage Vishwamitra.
poster His Majesty, the American
His Majesty, the American
(3/5)
96mn - Romance, Adventure, Comedy
A European prince is raised in America without knowing his true identity; he spends his time thrill-seeking, but his country needs him when a revolt threatens the crown.
poster Monsieur Beaucaire
Monsieur Beaucaire
(3/5)
106mn - Drama, Romance
The Duke of Chartres is in love with Princess Henriette, but she seemingly wants nothing to do with him. Eventually he grows tired of her insults and flees to England when Louis XV insists that the two ma…
poster The Exile
The Exile
(3.4/5)
95mn - Adventure, Romance
In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his country by militants working for rogue leader Oliver Cromwell. Charles ends up in the Netherlands, where he falls …
poster The Roman Orgy
The Roman Orgy
8mn - History, Drama
The tyrant Emperor Heliogabalus lives a life of debauchery and set lions loose among his guests.
poster Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
(3.4/5)
112mn - Drama
An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
poster Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory
(3.8/5)
106mn - Drama
When a rough-edged Scottish major who fought his way up through the ranks is replaced by an Oxford-educated commanding officer, their bitter clash for control of a Highland regiment threatens to destroy b…
poster The Imperceptible Transmutations
The Imperceptible Transmutations
2mn -
This shows a prince entering upon the stage of the King's private theatre. He is about to do a few mystifying tricks for the amusement of the court.
poster The Baroness and the Butler
The Baroness and the Butler
(3.3/5)
80mn - Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Butler gets elected to the Hungarian parliament where he opposes his master's government.
poster The Coronation of Edward VII
The Coronation of Edward VII
(2.6/5)
6mn - History
King Edward VII's coronation ceremony.
poster Peace on Earth
Peace on Earth
(3.0/5)
82mn - War, Drama
A peace-loving prince and his followers dream of eternal peace – pax aeterna. So far, they have been successful only within the realm. When the neighbouring state declares war, the prince’s heart stops be…
poster The Great Rights
The Great Rights
13mn - Animation
A cartoon explaining the American Bill of Rights and Constitution. A man imagines a "nightmare world" without these documents, where Orwellian thugs censor and arrest with impunity. When reminded of the B…
poster A Spectre Haunts Europe
A Spectre Haunts Europe
70mn - Drama
Set in an imaginary land where the threat of revolution spurs the Emperor to seek exile in one of the most distant parts of his realm. There he meets Elka, the daughter of a revolutionary who has been ban…
poster Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
(3.7/5)
102mn - Drama, Family
A young boy from Brooklyn discovers he's heir to a British earldom and must win over his cold, aristocratic grandfather while navigating the challenges of his newfound noble status.
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