Rent House of Cards (1990)
4.3 of 5 from 113 ratings
10h 42min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- 'House Of Cards' is a delicious tale of greed, corruption and burning ambition. At its heart is Francis Urquhart (Ian Richardson), a black-hearted villain with a smiling face, who shares with the viewers his estranged humour and innermost thoughts to destroy each of his political rivals. One by one his opponents tumble, until at last there is just one wild card left in the pack...
- Actors:
- Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, Miles Anderson, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Malcolm Tierney, Diane Fletcher, Colin Jeavons, Damien Thomas, William Chubb, Kenneth Gilbert, Christopher Owen, David Lyon, Kenny Ireland, James Villiers, Isabelle Amyes, John Hartley, Nicholas Selby, Tommy Boyle, John Arnatt, Richard Braine
- Directors:
- Paul Seed, Mike Vardy
- Producers:
- Ken Riddington
- Writers:
- Andrew Davies, Michael Dobb
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Dramas, TV Political
- Collections:
- Drama Films & TV, Fictional British Prime Ministers On Screen
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 08/04/2013
- Run Time:
- 642 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. House of Cards Chapter One
2. House of Cards Chapter Two
3. House of Cards Chapter Three
4. House of Cards Chapter Four - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
5. To Play The King Chapter One
6. To Play The King Chapter Two
7. To Play The King Chapter Three
8. To Play The King Chapter Four - Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
9. The Final Cut Chapter One
10. The Final Cut Chapter Two
11. The Final Cut Chapter Three
12. The Final Cut Chapter Four
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Reviews (2) of House of Cards
Compulsive watching - House of Cards review by CP Customer
Compulsive watching, Ian Richardson (Francis Urquhart) is brilliant and really makes the series.
Some aspects of the story could be a little 'tall' at times, but troublingly similar to things you may have seen, suspected or experienced in life. Or done?! FU is a total ****!
You'll find yourself whizzing through all three double-sided disks in no time, and muttering some of FU's choice lines...
I'm not going to bother with the, predictable, US remake. Much as I like Kevin Spacey, this is all about Ian playing FU.
4 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
Superb thriller - House of Cards review by RD
Stunning performance by Ian Richardson as Francis Urquart and a terrific spiralling plot. The transfer shows good picture and sound quality however the sound is a little early and not quite in sync with the picture.
0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.