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Royal Deceit
A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.
Gabriel Axel
Casts & Crew
Gabriel Byrne
Helen Mirren
Christian Bale
Brian Cox
Steven Waddington
Kate Beckinsale
Tony Haygarth
Freddie Jones
Tom Wilkinson
Saskia Wickham
Brian Glover
Mark Williams
Andy Serkis
Philip Rham
Ewen Bremner
Richard Dempsey
David Bateson
Jess Ingerslev
Ian Burns
Birgit Thøt Jensen
Also Directed by Gabriel Axel
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