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Real Life 'Kings' on Celluloid
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These actors have played the role of real life Kings of a country on celluloid.
Who do you think has given the best performance?
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Colin Firth in The King's Speech (2010)
Colin Firth
as George VI in
The King's Speech (2010)
.
Peter O'Toole in The Lion in Winter (1968)
Peter O'Toole
as King Henry II in
The Lion in Winter (1968)
.
Yul Brynner in The Ten Commandments (1956)
Yul Brynner
as Pharaoh Ramses II in
The Ten Commandments (1956)
.
Ray Winstone in Henry VIII (2003)
Ray Winstone
as King Henry VIII in
Henry VIII (2003)
.
Robert Shaw in A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Robert Shaw
as King Henry VIII in
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
.
Kenneth Branagh and Michael Williams in Henry V (1989)
Kenneth Branagh
as King Henry V of England in
Henry V (1989)
.
Shah Rukh Khan in Asoka (2001)
Shah Rukh Khan
as Asoka in
Asoka (2001)
.
Colin Farrell in Alexander (2004)
Colin Farrell
as Alexander the Great in
Alexander (2004)
.
Richard Vuu in The Last Emperor (1987)
John Lone
as Aisin-Gioro Puyi in
The Last Emperor (1987)
.
Hrithik Roshan in Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
Hrithik Roshan
as Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar in
Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
.
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1946)
Nikolay Cherkasov
as Ivan the Terrible in
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1946)
.
Rex Harrison in Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Rex Harrison
as King Mongkut of Siam in
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
.
Michael Jayston in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Michael Jayston
as Tsar Nicholas II in
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
.
Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
Prithviraj Kapoor
as Emperor Jalal-u-Din Mohammad Akbar in
Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
.
Helmut Berger in Ludwig (1973)
Helmut Berger
as King Ludwig II of Bavaria in
Ludwig (1973)
.
James D'Arcy and Andrea Riseborough in W.E. (2011)
James D'Arcy
as King Edward VIII in
W.E. (2011)
.
James Fox in A Long Way from Home (2013)
James Fox
as King George V in
W.E. (2011)
.
Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Böhm in Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956)
Karlheinz Böhm
as Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria in
Sisi (2009)
,
Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956)
and
Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin (1957)
.
Yul Brynner "The King and I" 1956 20th Century Fox
Yul Brynner
as King Mongkut of Siam in
The King and I (1956)
.
Richard Burton in Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Richard Burton
as King Henry VIII in
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
.
Charles Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
Charles Laughton
as King Henry VIII in
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
.
Laurence Olivier in Henry V (1944)
Laurence Olivier
as King Henry V of England in
Henry V (1944)
.
Laurence Olivier in Richard III (1955)
Laurence Olivier
as Richard III in
Richard III (1955)
.
Nigel Hawthorne in The Madness of King George (1994)
Nigel Hawthorne
as King George III in
The Madness of King George (1994)
.
Alec Guinness in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Alec Guinness
as Prince Feisal in
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
.
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
Leonardo DiCaprio
as Louis XIV in
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
.
Peter Ustinov and Patricia Laffan in Quo Vadis (1951)
Peter Ustinov
as Emperor "Nero" Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus in
Quo Vadis (1951)
.
Tadanobu Asano in Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)
Tadanobu Asano
as Genghis Khan in
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)
.
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard in A Royal Affair (2012)
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
as Christian VII in
A Royal Affair (2012)
.
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Helmut Berger
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Yul Brynner
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The Ten Commandments (1956)
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Richard Burton
in
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
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Peter O'Toole
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The Lion in Winter (1968)
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Michael Jayston
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Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
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Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1946)
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Colin Firth
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The King's Speech (2010)
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Alec Guinness
in
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
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Peter Ustinov
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Patricia Laffan
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Quo Vadis (1951)
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Tadanobu Asano
in
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)
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