Product Details

• Actors: Glenn Close, Andrew Howard, Patrick Stewart, Antal Konrád, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
• Directors: Andrei Konchalovsky
• Format: NTSC, Import, Dolby, Subtitled
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Run Time: 153 minutes
• ASIN: B001RZ8Y9Q
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #463,784 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Synopsis King Henry II (Patrick Stewart) keeps his wife, Eleanor (Glenn Close) locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor out of the way he can have his dalliances with his young mistress (Yuliya Vysotskaya). Needless to say the queen is not pleased, although she still has affection for the king. Working through her sons, she plots the king´s demise and the rise of her second and preferred son, Richard(Andrew Howard), to the throne. The youngest son, John (Rafe Spall), an overweight buffoon and the only son holding his father´s affection is the king´s choice after the death of his first son, young Henry. But John is also overly eager for power and is willing to plot his father´s demise with middle brother, Geoffrey (John Light) and the young king of France, Phillip (Johnathan Rhys-Meyers). Geoffrey, of course sees his younger brother´s weakness and sees that route as his path to power. Obviously political and court intrigue ensues.. Sinopsis En 1183, el rey Enrique II se encuentra rodeado de astutos y ambiciosos parientes, que persiguen obtener de él recompensas personales y políticas. Con la llegada de la Navidad el rey pretende anunciar quien será su heredero. Con motivo de este evento invita a su esposa. Eleonor de Aquitania, encarcelada por su marido por conspirar contra él. Para complicarlo todo también asistirá su amante Alais y su hermano el Rey Felipe II de Francia. La elección del heredero entre los 3 hijos del rey, el valiente Richard, el oportunista Geoffrey y el inútil John, despertará odios, intrigas, luchas y chantajes entre sus parientes y colaboradores. A pesar de tener un reino que abarca todo Gran Bretaña y la mitad de Francia, hay una única cosa que Enrique II nunca pudo controlar: su propia familia..