Description
King Ralph DVD 1991 Ne folytassa, felség! / Directed by David S. Ward / Starring: John Goodman, Peter O'toole
UPC 5999544254336
MADE IN EU
REGION 2 PAL DVD
Audio: English 2.0, Hungarian mono
Subtitle: Hungarian
Runtime: 92 minutes
English Summary:
When the entire British royal family is killed in a freak accident outside Buckingham Palace when the rains had electrified the extensions for the lights in the royal portrait, Sir Cedric Willingham leads a search for any surviving heirs to whom to pass the crown. After days of researching, his team finally locates a living heir in the form of an American named Ralph Jones. Shortly after being fired from his job as a lounge singer in Las Vegas, Ralph is informed by Cedric's assistant private secretary Duncan Phipps that his grandmother Constance had an affair with the first Duke of Warren while working as a hotel waitress when the Duke visited the United States, resulting in Ralph having royal blood. Phipps provides further proof by showing Ralph a duplicate of the ring his grandmother used to wear that the Duke had given her.
Ralph is flown to London, where Cedric gives him a crash course on royal etiquette. In only his second day as King, he goes to a strip club and meets Miranda Greene, an out-of-luck exotic dancer and aspiring fashion designer, and dares her to go out on a date with him if the British press proves his claim to the monarchy. Meanwhile, Lord Percival Graves is opposed to having an American on the throne and proposes to declare the reigning House of Wyndham at an end and replace it with the House of Stuart, of which he is patriarch. Prime Minister Geoffrey Hale states that Ralph's succession is legitimate unless he commits a grievous error. With this in mind, Graves bribes a cash-strapped Miranda to stir up controversy by having a public relationship with Ralph. Despite warnings by Cedric not to commit a mistake similar to that of King Edward VIII, Ralph sneaks out of the Palace to have a romantic date with Miranda at Hyde Park. The next day, Miranda returns the money to Graves, but he already has photographs of her with Ralph. In order to preserve Ralph's reputation, Miranda breaks up with him.
Hungarian Summary:
Cast / Szereplők:
- John Goodman as Ralph Hampton Gainsworth Jones, a lounge singer from Las Vegas and heir to the British royal family. Bill Murray was considered for the titular role.[2]
- Peter O'Toole as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham, Ralph's advisor who is another heir to the British royal family.
- John Hurt as Lord Percival Graves, a lord who wants the House of Stewart to succeed the House of Wyndham.
- Camille Coduri as Miranda Greene, an exotic dancer that Ralph falls for.
- Ann Beach as Miranda's Mother
- Jack Smethurst as Miranda's Father
- Richard Griffiths as Duncan Phipps, Cedric's assistant private secretary.
- Leslie Phillips as Gordon Halliwell
- James Villiers as Prime Minister Geoffrey Hale
- Joely Richardson as Princess Anna, the Princess of Finland.
- Niall O'Brien as Inspector Thomas McGuire
- Julian Glover as King Gustav, the King of Finland.
- Judy Parfitt as Queen Katherine
- Leo Jean as Grampy
- Gedren Heller as Punk Girl
- Ed Stobart as Dysentery
- Rudolph Walker as King Mulambon, the King of Zambezi.
- Michael Johnson as Hamilton
- Caroline Patterson as Counter Girl, a girl who works at Burger King.
- Tim Seely as The King of England, Ralph's unnamed predecessor who perishes alongside his family in a photography-based accident.
- Alison McGuire as The Queen of England, the unnamed wife of the King of England who perishes alongside her family in a photography-based accident.
- Chantal Claire, Topaz Hasfal-Schou, and Charlotte Pyecroft as the Dukettes, the backup singers for Ralph.
- Jason Richards as Ralph II, the baby son of Ralph and Miranda.
Directed by | David S. Ward |
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Produced by | Jack Brodsky |
Screenplay by | David S. Ward |
Based on | the novel Headlong by Emlyn Williams |
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Music by | James Newton Howard |
Cinematography | Kenneth MacMillan |
Edited by | John Jympson |
Production
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Mirage Enterprises
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date
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Running time
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92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |