"House of Cards" (1990)TV-Serie

Staffeln:

1

Premierendatum:

31. März 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Francis Urquhart, Chief Whip, manipulates things and people to achieve his ambitions in the Houses of Parliament...

Plot Keywords:

Psychopath | Political | House Of Commons | Member Of Parliament | English Politics

Filmpreise:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Nothing short of BRILLIANT!!!

Besetzung

Ian Richardson	...	Francis Urquhart (1 Folge, 1990)
James Villiers	...	Charles Collingridge (1 Folge, 1990)
Sally Faulkner	...	Junior Health Minister (1 Folge, 1990)

Alternativ:

Kartenhaus, Ein (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

UK:50 Min (4 episodes)

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Altersfreigabe:

UK:12

Drehorte:

Grand Hotel, Kings Road, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Firma:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Dies und das:

Ian Richardson said he based his performance of the scheming Francis Urquhart on the way Shakespeare portrayed Richard III.

Dialogzitate:

Francis Urquhart: Playing with the hopes and dreams of a daughter, now gentle, now hard, rebuking and rewarding, chastising and forgiving. The pleasures of a father. Of a father of daughters. What greater power is there than that? Why should a man want more? Why should I yearn to be everybody's daddy?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Drama Connections: House of Cards (#1.5)" (2005)

Nothing short of BRILLIANT!!!

One night I happened to be channel surfing looking for the next sci-fi, action, horror thriller when I happened upon PBS's broadcast of the BBC's "House of Cards." I put down the remote for a good 4 hours because what I was experiencing was something truly special. "House of Cards", of course, does not have aliens or chainsaw wielding maniacs. "HOC"'s monster is instead someone frightfully believable. Thanks to Ian Richardson's amazing performance, one can believe such a monster exists and can become PM or President. I won't beat the Shakespeare comparison horse (other users have done so and you can read their comments) but Mrs. Urquhart could easily hold her own in a series focused solely on her. Indeed, all of the characters are well-written and not dumbed-down to the viewer. If only American TV had the guts to produce something like "House of Cards" and let it end instead of dragging it on forever like the American version of "Queer as Folk." That aside, Dobbs and Davis have written a nice tidy political thriller which made me hunt down the DVD years after I saw the TV showing and made me recommend the trilogy to all my friends. I say give "House of Cards" and the sequels a try. Your remote and your intellect will thank you for it.