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