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THE PLANTAGENET PERIOD IN FICTION
YEAR PREMIERED FILM / DRAMA
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OCTOBER, 1923
BECKET (FILM)
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BASED On Becket By Alfred Tennyso
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Stoll Picture Productions
OCTOBER 15TH, 1923
RICHARD THE LION-HEARTED (FILM)
WRITTEN BY
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Walter Scott (NOVEL)
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Frank E. Woods
PRODUCERS
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Thompson Buchanan
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Elmer Harris
PRODUCTION COMPANY Allied Producers
AUGUST 21ST, 1935
THE CRUSADES (FILM)
WRITTEN BY
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HAROLD LAMB
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WALDEMAR YOUNG
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DUDLEY NICHOLS
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PRODUCERS Cecil B. Demill
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Paramount Pictures
14TH MAY 1938
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
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WRITTEN BY Norman Reilly Raine (original screenplay: based upon ancient Robin Hood legends), Seton I. Miller (original screenplay: based upon ancient Robin Hood legends)
PRODUCERS
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Michael Curtiz,
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William Keighley
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Warner Bros
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BUY ON AMAMZON
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17TH NOVEMBER 1939
TOWER OF LONDON (FILM)
WRITTEN BY
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Leo Gordon
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F. Amos Powell
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Robert E. Kent
PRODUCERS
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Gene Corman
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Edward Small
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Admiral Pictures
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BUY ON AMAZON
22ND NOVEMBER 1944
HENRY V (FILM)
BASED ON, OR WRITTEN BY
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (PLAY),
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DALLAS BOWER,
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ALAN DENT,
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LAURENCE OLIVIER
PRODUCERS
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Filippo Del Giudice
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Laurence Olivier
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Two Cities Films
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BUY ON AMAMZON
SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1950
THE BLACK ROSE
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BASED ON The Black Rose (NOVEL)
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PRODUCERS Louis D. Lighton
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PRODUCTION COMPANY 20th Century Fox
13TH MARCH, 1952
THE STORY OF ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRIE MEN (FILM)
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BASED ON, OR WRITTEN BY Lawrence Edward Watkin
PRODUCERS
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Perce Pearce
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Walt Disney
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Walt Disney Productions
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MARCH, 1952
MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL (FILM)
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BASED ON Murder In The Cathedral By T. S. Eliot
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PRODUCERS George Hoellering
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Film Traders Ltd
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BUY ON AMAZON
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31ST, JULY 1952
IVANHOE (FILM)
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BASED ON Ivanhoe By Sir Walter Scott
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PRODUCERS Pandoro S. Berman
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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BUY ON AMAZON
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7TH AUGUST 1954
KING RICHARD AND THE CRUSADERS (FILM)
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WRITTEN BY Walter Scott (novel) (as Sir Walter Scott), John Twist (screen play by)
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PRODUCERS Henry Blanke
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Warner Bros.
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BUY ON AMAZON
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2ND SEPTEMBER, 1954
THE BLACK SHIELD OF FALWORTH
WRITTEN BY
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Howard Pyle (NOVEL)
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Oscar Brodney
PRODUCERS
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Robert Arthur
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Melville Tucker
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Universal Pictures
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BUY ON AMAZON
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9TH SEPTEMBER 1955
THE DARK AVENGER
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BASED ON Daniel B. Ullman
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PRODUCERS Walter Mirisch
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PRODUCTION COMPANY 20th Century Fox
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BUY ON AMAZON
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13TH DECEMBER 1955
RICHARD III (FILM)
WRITTEN BY
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Laurence Olivier (UN-CREDITED)
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Based On Richard III By William Shakespeare
And Stage Adaptations By Colley Cibber And David Garrick -
PRODUCERS
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Laurence Olivier
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Alexander Korda
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PRODUCTION COMPANY London Films
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BUY ON AMAZON
29TH DECEMBER 1955
RICHARD OF BORDEAUX (FILM)
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WRITTEN BY Josephine Tey
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PRODUCERS Victor Menzies
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC
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28TH APRIL 1960
AN AGE OF KINGS
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TV DRAMA Fifteen Episodes
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WRITTEN BY William Shakespear
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PRODUCERS Peter Dews
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC
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BUY ON AMAZON
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JANUARY, 1962
THE SPANISH SWORD
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WRITTEN BY Brian Clemens
PRODUCER
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Edward J. Danziger
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Harry Lee Danziger
Brian Taylor
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PRODUCTIONS COMPANY United Artists Corporation
24TH OCTOBER 1962
TOWER OF LONDON (FILM)
WRITTEN BY
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Leo Gordon
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F. Amos Powell
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Robert E. Kent
PRODUCERS
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Gene Corman
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Edward Small
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Admiral Pictures
27TH MARCH 1964
BECKET (FILM)
WRITTEN BY
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Jean Anouilh (PLAY)
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Lucienne Hill (PLAY)
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PRODUCERS Hal B. Wallis
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Paramount Film Service
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AVAILABLE ON AMAZON
1965
CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT (FILM)
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BASED ON Five Plays By
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William Shakespeare
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Holinshed's Chronicles By Raphael Holinshed
PRODUCERS
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Ángel Escolano
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Emiliano Piedra
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Harry Saltzman
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Alessandro Tasca Di Cuto
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Internacional Films Esrolano
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BUY ON AMAZON
NOVEMBER 20TH, 1961
(UK) – OCTOBER 14TH, 1965 (UK)
RICHARD THE LION-HEART
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TV DRAMA Thirty-Nine Episodes
BASED ON, OR WRITTEN BY
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Stanley Miller
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Paul Tabori
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David Nicholl
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Mark Grantham
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PRODUCER Brian Taylor
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Independent Television
8TH APRIL 1965
WARS OF THE ROSES
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TV DRAMA Seven Episodes
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WRITTEN BY William Shakespeare
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PRODUCERS John Paul Chapple
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC
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BUY ON AMAZON
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OCTOBER 30TH, 1968
THE LION IN WINTER (FILM)
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BASED ON, OR WRITTEN BY James Goldman
PRODUCERS
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Joseph E. Levine
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Jane C. Nusbaum
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Martin Poll
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Avco Embassy Pictures
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BUY ON AMAZON
6TH AUGUST 1970
EDWARD II (FILM)
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WRITTEN BY Christopher Marlowe
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PRODUCERS
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC
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BUY ON AMAZON
20TH JANUARY 1971
TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD II (FILM)
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WRITTEN BY William Shakespeare
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PRODUCERS Mark Shivas
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC
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MARCH 11TH, 1976
ROBIN AND MARIAN (FILM)
WRITTEN BY James Goldman
PRODUCERS
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Ray Stark
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Dennis O'dell
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Richard Shepherd
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Columbia Pictures
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BUY ON AMAZON
30TH APRIL – 1 JULY 1978
THE DEVIL'S CROWN
WRITTEN BY
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Jack Russell
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Ken Taylor
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PRODUCERS Richard Beynon
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC TWO
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BUY ON AMAZON
10TH DECEMBER 1978
KING RICHARD THE SECOND
WRITTEN BY William Shakespeare
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PRODUCERS Cedric Messina
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC
23RD FEBRUARY 1982
IVANHOE
WRITTEN BY
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John Gay
Sir Walter Scott (NOVEL) -
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION COMPANY
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Rosemont Productions
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Columbia Pictures Television
28TH APRIL 1984–8TH JUNE 1986
ROBIN OF SHERWOOD
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TV DRAMA Twenty-Six episodes.
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CREATED BY Richard Carpenter
PRODUCERS
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Norman Rosemont
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William Hill
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PRODUCTION COMPANY ITV
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BUY AMAZON
6TH JANUARY 1985
BLACK ARROW (FILM)
WRITTEN BY
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David Pursall
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Peter Welbeck
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PRODUCERS John Hough
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Cabo Blanco Production
19TH MARCH 1986
CATHERINE
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TV DRAMA Sixty Episodes
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BASED ON, Catherine, Il Suffit D'un Amour By Juliette Benzoni
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PRODUCERS Henri Spade
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Antenne 2
NOVEMBER 1984
THE MORNING STAR(FILM)
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WRITTEN BY DOUGLAS MCINTOSH
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PRODUCERS Ken Curtis
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Gateway Films
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BUY ON AMAZON
24TH NOVEMBER 1984
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KING JOHN
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WRITTEN BY William Shakespeare
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PRODUCERS Shaun Sutton
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC
24TH SEPTEMBER 1986
THE NAME OF THE ROSE (FILM)
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BASED ON The Name Of The Rose By Umberto Eco
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PRODUCERS Jean-Jacques Annaud
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PRODUCTION COMPANY 20th Century Fox(USA & Canada)Columbia Pictures (INTERNATIONAL)
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BUY AMAZON
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AUGUST 14TH, 1987
LION-HEART (FILM)
WRITTEN BY
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Menno Meyjes (SCREENPLAY),
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Richard Outten
PRODUCERS
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Talia Shire
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Stanley O' Toole
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Orion Pictures
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BUY ON AMAZON
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11TH MAY 1989
THE WARS OF THE ROSES THE WARS OF THE ROSE
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TV DRAMA Seven Episodes
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WRITTEN BY William Shakespeare
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PRODUCERS John Paul Chapple
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC
6TH OCTOBER 1989
HENRY V (FILM)
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WRITTEN BY William Shakespeare
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PRODUCERS Bruce Sharman
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC Films Renaissance Films
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BUY ON AMAZON
13TH MAY 1991
ROBIN HOOD (FILM)
WRITTEN BY
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Sam Resnick
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John Mcgrath (SCREENPLAY)
PRODUCERS
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Tim Bevan
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Sarah Radclyffe
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PRODUCTION COMPANY 20th Century Fox
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BUY ON AMAZON
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19TH JULY, 1991
ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (FILM)
PRODUCERS
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Pen Densham
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Richard Barton Lewis
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John Watson
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Warner Bros
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BUY ON AMAZON
28TH JULY ,1993
ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (FILM)
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PRODUCERS Mel Brooks
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Columbia Pictures
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BUY ON AMAZON
25TH SEPTEMBER 1993
THE HOUR OF THE PIG (FILM)
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WRITTEN BY Leslie Megahey
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PRODUCERS David M. Thompson
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC CIBY 2000
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BUY ON AMAZON
8TH SEPTEMBER 1995
BRAVE HEART
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WRITTEN BY Randall Wallace
PRODUCERS
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Mel Gibson
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Alan Ladd, Jr.
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Bruce Davey
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Paramount Pictures
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BUY ON AMAZON
12TH APRIL 1996
THE BRUCE
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WRITTEN BY Bob Carruthers
PRODUCERS
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Bob Carruthers
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David Mcwhinnie
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Cromwell Productions Ltd.
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BUY ON AMAZON
12TH JANUARY 1997
IVANHOE
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TV DRAMA six episodes
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BASED ON, OR WRITTEN BY Deborah Cook ... Walter Scott
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PRODUCERS Jeremy Gwilt
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PRODUCTION COMPANY A&E Television Networks, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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BUY ON AMAZON
15TH MAY 1999
JOAN OF ARC
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TV DRAMA Three-Part Television Mini Series
BASED ON, OR WRITTEN BY
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Michael Alexander Miller
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Ronald Parker
PRODUCERS
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Graham Flashner
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Ed Gernon
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Peter Sussman
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PRODUCTION COMPANY CBC Alliance Atlantis Communications
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BUY ON AMAZON
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18TH OCTOBER 1999
THE MESSENGER: (FILM)
WRITTEN BY
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Luc Besson
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Andrew Birkin
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PRODUCERS Patrice Ledoux
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Gaumont
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BUY ON AMAZON
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MAY 11TH, 2001
A KNIGHT'S TALE (FILM)
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BASED ON,Based On The Knight's Tale By Geoffrey Chaucer
PRODUCERS
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Todd Black
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Brian Helgeland
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Tim Van Rellim
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Columbia Pictures
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BUY ON AMAZON
26TH DECEMBER 2003
THE LION IN WINTER
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WRITTEN BY James Goldman
PRODUCERS
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Patrick Stewart
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Dyson Lovell
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Showtime Networks
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BUY ON AMAZON
2ND MAY 2005
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (FILM)
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WRITTEN BY William Monahan
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PRODUCERS Ridley Scott
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PRODUCTION COMPANY 20th Century Fox
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BUY ON AMAZON
16TH FEBRUARY 2007
THE CONCLAVE (FILM)
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WRITTEN BY Paul Donovan.
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PRODUCERS Paul Donovan
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Studio Hamburg International Production
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BUY ON AMAZON
17TH DECEMBER 2007
ARN – THE KNIGHT TEMPLAR (FILM)
WRITTEN BY
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Jan Guillou (NOVELS)
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Hans Gunnarsson (SCREENPLAY)
PRODUCERS
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Waldemar Bergendahl
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Leif Mohlin
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Jan Marnell
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Svensk Filmindustri
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BUY ON AMAZON
23TH APRIL 2008
HEIST
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WRITTEN BY Peter Harness
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PRODUCERS Justin Hardy
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC4
22ND AUGUST 2008
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ARN – THE KINGDOM AT ROAD'S END (FILM)
WRITTEN BY
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Jan Guillou (NOVELS)
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Hans Gunnarsson (SCREENPLAY
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PRODUCERS Waldemar Bergendah
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Ab Svensk Filmindustri
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BUY ON AMAZON
2010
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THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
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TV DRAMA Eight episodes
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BASED ON,The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
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PRODUCERS Executive producers: David A. Rosemont
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Tandem Communications, Muse Entertainment Enterprises
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BUY ON AMAZON
12TH MAY 2010 (UK & IRL
ROBIN HOOD
PRODUCERS
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Ridley Scott
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Brian Grazer
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Russell Crowe
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Universal Pictures
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BUY ON AMAZON
26TH JULY 2011 USA
IRONCLAD (FILM)
BASED ON, OR WRITTEN BY
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Jonathan English (STORY & Screenplay)
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Stephen Mcdool (FIRST Screenplay
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PRODUCERS Glenn Kendrick Ackermann
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Warner Bros
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BUY ON AMAZON.
10TH SEPTEMBER 2012
ISABEL
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TV DRAMA Thirty-Nine Episodes
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PRODUCERS
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Jaume Banacolocha
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Joan Bas
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Diagonal Tv For Televisión Española
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BUY ON AMAZON
30TH JUNE 2012
THE HOLLOW CROWN
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TV DRAMA ,Eight Episodes
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WRITTEN BY William Shakespeare
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PRODUCERS Rupert Ryle-Hodges
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC TWO
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BUY ON AMAZON
4TH SEPTEMBER 2012
WORLD WITHOUT END
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TV DRAMA Eight Episodes
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BASED ON World Without End By Ken Follett
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PRODUCERS
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Ridley Scott
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Tony Scott
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Tandem Communications
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BUY ON AMAZON
FEBRUARY 9TH, 2013
RICHARD THE LIONHEART
WRITTEN BY
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Gero Giglio
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Stefano Milla
PRODUCERS
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Phil Gorn
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Stefano Milla
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Blinov Oleg Adrianovich
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Lionsgate Home Entertainment
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BUY ON AMAZON
6TH JUNE–18TH AUGUST 2013
THE WHITE QUEEN
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TV DRAMA Ten Episodes
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BASED ON Philippa Gregory’s Novels The White Queen, The Red Queen And The Kingmaker's DaughterBy Philippa Gregory
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PRODUCERS
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John Griffin
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George Faber
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Charles Pattinson
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Eurydice Gysel
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PRODUCTION COMPANY BBC ONE
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BUY ON AMAZON
25TH DECEMBER 2013
THE PHYSICIAN (FILM)
WRITTEN BY
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Philipp Stölzl
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Simon Block
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Christoph Müller
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PRODUCERS Philipp Stölzl
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Universal Pictures
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BUY ON AMAZON
14TH MARCH 2014
IRONCLAD 2: BATTLE FOR BLOOD
SCREEN PLAY BY
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Jonathan English
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Stephen Mcdool
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Story By Jonathan English
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PRODUCERS Rick Benattar
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Mythic International Entertainment
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BUY ON AMAZON
12TH APRIL 2013 –26TH DECEMBER 2015
DA VINCI'S DEMONS
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TV DRAMA Twenty-Eigh Episodes
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WRITTEN BY David S. Goyer
PRODUCERS
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Marco Ramirez
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Matthew Bouch
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Starz (UNITED States) Fox (UNITED Kingdom
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BUY ON AMAZON
JUNE 11TH , 2015
RICHARD THE LIONHEART: REBELLION
WRITTEN BY
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Gero Giglio
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Stefano Milla (CO-WRITER)
PRODUCERS
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Blinov Oleg
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Adrianovich
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Phil Gorn
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Stefano Milla
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Wonderphil Productions
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BUY ON AMAMZON
18TH OCTOBER 2016
MEDICI: MASTERS OF FLORENCE
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TV DRAMA Eight Episodes
CREATED BY
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Frank Spotnitz
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Nicholas Meyer
PRODUCERS
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Frank Spotnitz
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Luca Bernabei
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Big Light Productions Rai Fiction
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BUY ON AMAZON
2018
THE OUTLAW KING (FILM)
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WRITTEN BY David Mackenzie
PRODUCERS
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Stan Wlodkowski
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Gillian Berrie
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PRODUCTION COMPANY Sigma Films, Anonymous Content
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