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All the King's Men (1999)

All the King's Men (1999)
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Originally produced for the BBC and broadcast in the U.S. as part of the PBS series Masterpiece Theatre, this drama tells the story of the Sandringham Company, one of the most unusual teams of fighting men to march on the battlefields of World War I; under the leadership of Captain Frank Beck, the Sandringhams were made up entirely of servants and custodians from the Norfolk estate of King George V. Hoping to serve their king in a time of need, they volunteered for military service and were sent into battle against Turkish forces in 1915's infamous Battle of Gallipoli, during which they disappeared and were never seen again. David Jason plays Capt. Beck, David Troughton portrays George V, and Maggie Smith appears as Queen Alexandra, an ardent supporter of the Sandringham battalion. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
David Jason, Patrick Malahide, (more)
Director(s):
Julian Jarrold
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of All the King's Men

Originally produced for the BBC and broadcast in the U.S. as part of the PBS series Masterpiece Theatre, this drama tells the story of the Sandringham Company, one of the most unusual teams of fighting men to march on the battlefields of World War I; under the leadership of Captain Frank Beck, the Sandringhams were made up entirely of servants and custodians from the Norfolk estate of King George V. Hoping to serve their king in a time of need, they volunteered for military service and were sent into battle against Turkish forces in 1915's infamous Battle of Gallipoli, during which they disappeared and were never seen again. David Jason plays Capt. Beck, David Troughton portrays George V, and Maggie Smith appears as Queen Alexandra, an ardent supporter of the Sandringham battalion. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
120 mins

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Director(s):
Julian Jarrold
Producer(s):
Alma Cullen, Gareth Neame
Categories:
War
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    Robert D.

    This was one of the finest WW1 films I have had the pleasure to witness..comes close to the film Galipoli..Maggie Smith of course as Queen Alexandra was superb and all the young men of the Sandringham unit were true to life and wholly believable..of course this is what we have come to expect of the Masterpiece Theatre productions. 41/2 stars!

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    CHUCK D.

    MARVELOUS PRODUCTION - AS MASTERPIECE USUALLY IS -- AND, INDEED QUITE HISTORY-ACCURATE - PART OF THE CHARM IS READING THE REVIEWS !

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    Robert M.

    The acting was superb. The uniforms were perfectly historical. However, I was so thrown back by the romance/rape/adultery. The romance scene was very believeable considering it was a honeymoon. The rape scene as well as the adultery seemed so grossly out of character for each of the main characters involved. Both such scenes were almost unbelievable against the backdrop of an otherwise flawless movie. I cannot stress how out of character they seemed. Now it is completely possible that these things happened considering the film is based on a historical WWI British unit. If such scenes were omitted, the movie would have been 5 stars. I enjoyed Gallipoli much more.

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