The Cursed Palace

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.

Runtime

2h 28m

Director

Andy Tennant

Cast

Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

Runtime

1h 54m

Director

Zhang Yimou

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.

Runtime

3h 8m

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Cast

Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

Runtime

2h 12m

Director

Randall Wallace

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne, Jeremy Irons

Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course, he's up to no good, and Joan is just another pawn in his wicked game. But Jack Colton and his sidekic...

Runtime

1h 46m

Director

Lewis Teague

Cast

Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito