A House of Cards (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | A house of cards |
| Original title | House of Cards |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| year | 1990 |
| length | 55 minutes |
| Episodes | 4 in 1 season |
| genre | Political thriller , drama |
| idea |
Michael Dobbs , Andrew Davies |
| production | Ken Riddington |
| music | Jim Parker |
| First broadcast | 18th November 1990 (UK) on BBC |
| German-language first broadcast |
November 18, 1992 on Das Erste |
| occupation | |
A house of cards (original title: House of Cards ) is a British mini-series that was broadcast by the BBC in 1990 and is mainly attributed to the genres of political thriller and drama . It is about the fictional story of a power-hungry politician who, contrary to earlier promises, is passed over by the prime minister in the appointment of the cabinet and then works out a plan of revenge together with his wife.
The series was created as an expanded adaptation of the novel of the same name by Michael Dobbs , who was once chief of staff on the side of the Conservative Party .
A house of cards is the first in a trilogy of miniseries. In 1993 followed the second part To Head and Crown (English To Play the King ), in 1995 the last part of Chess the King (English The Final Cut ). Each part of the trilogy consists of four episodes.
Since 2013, the series and the novel of the same name have served as the basis for the successful US adaptation House of Cards with Kevin Spacey in the lead role.
action
The series takes place in the British capital, London . At the center is Francis Urquhart, an intelligent, experienced and power-conscious politician of the Conservative Party . As Chief Whip , it is his job to bring the members of his parliamentary group in the lower house on the party line or government line.
When the coveted and already promised cabinet post is withheld from him by the new Prime Minister and party friend Henry Collingridge, Urquhart seeks revenge. He increases his political influence through intrigue and unscrupulous actions, supported by his wife Elizabeth. Francis now uses his intimate knowledge of politics in London and exploits, among others, the ambitious reporter Mattie Storin for his goals.
Cast and dubbing
The German dubbing was based on the dialogue books by Frank Wesel and by the dubbing company Bavaria Film in Grünwald .
| Role name | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Urquhart | Ian Richardson | Reinhard Glemnitz |
| Mattie Storin | Susannah Harker | Katrin Fröhlich |
| Henry Collingridge | David Lyon | Klaus Guth |
| Roger O'Neill | Miles Anderson | Ekkehardt Belle |
| Penny Guy | Alphonsia Emmanuel | |
| Elizabeth Urquhart | Diane Fletcher | Renate Küster |
| Patrick Woolton | Malcolm Tierney | Randolf Kronberg |
| Ben Landless | Kenny Ireland | Michael Habeck |
| Charles Collingridge | James Villiers | Alexander Allerson |
| Tim Stamper | Colin Jeavons | Horst Sachtleben |
| Lord Billsborough | Nicholas Selby | Norbert Gastell |
| Michael Samuels | Damien Thomas | |
| John Krajewski | William Chubb | Volker Brandt |
| Greville Preston | John Hartley | |
| McKenzie | Christopher Owen | |
| Harold Earle | Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Anne Collingridge | Isabelle Amyes |
publication
The first broadcast of A House of Cards took place on November 18, 1990 on the BBC . The three other episodes were each broadcast on a Sunday, so that the broadcast of the miniseries ended with the last episode on December 9, 1990. In Germany, Das Erste showed the four parts as a two-parter on June 10 and 14, 1992.
The DVD for the miniseries was released in Germany on March 25, 2014.
literature
- Michael Dobbs : A house of cards . Bastei-Verlag Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1992, ISBN 3-404-13416-8
Web links
- A house of cards in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- A house of cards at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ A house of cards. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on September 8, 2015 .
- ↑ A house of cards . In: DRA.de . Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ House of Cards - The complete first mini-series . In: Amazon.de . Retrieved September 8, 2015.