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 (Jonathan 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
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| Directing | Andrei Konchalovsky | Director |
| Writing | James Goldman | Screenplay |
| Production | Dyson Lovell | Producer |
| Production | Joyce Gallie | Casting |
| Production | Sally Osoba | Casting |
| Sound | Richard Hartley | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Consolata Boyle | Costume Design |
| Camera | Sergey Kozlov | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Henry Richardson | Editor |
| Art | Roger Hall | Production Design |
| Art | Alistair Kay | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | János Szabolcs | Art Direction |
| Art | István Tóth | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Noémi Czakó | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jánosné Kajtár | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erwin H. Kupitz | Wig Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Klári Szinek | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Tesner | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Kieron Phipps | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ben Brazier | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kevin Brazier | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robert Brazier | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Wayne Brooks | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Pál Szûrös | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | Gyula Krasnyánszky | Pyrotechnic Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Ferenc Ormos | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Zoltán Benyó | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Lighting | Istvan Bolta | Gaffer |
| Camera | Attila Csoboth | Epk Camera Operator |
| Camera | Egon Endrényi | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Mike Frift | Camera Operator |
| Camera | János Kiss | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Krisztián Kupi | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Balázs Révész | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Ken Woroner | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ildikó Fogt | Key Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rhona McGuirke | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Krisztina Vavrinecz | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | Yan Miles | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Allan Wilson | Conductor |
| Directing | Jean Bourne | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Bettina Lyster | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Michael Mehimann | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Béla Unger | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Robert Halmi Sr. | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vicki Letizia | Associate Producer |
| Production | Paul Lowin | Co-Producer |
| Production | Wendy Neuss | Executive Producer |
| Production | Martin Poll | Executive Producer |
| Production | Patrick Stewart | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Halmi Jr. | Executive Producer |
