The Saga Of A Paranoid Young Monarch And The Scandelous Intrigue In His Court "Versailles Season One"
OWN IT ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD DECEMBER 27, 2016 FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Oct. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- BBC Two's new hit series VERSAILLES immerses viewers in a world of untold wealth, power and passion. At 28, King Louis XIV (George Blagden, Les Misérables, "Vikings") of France commissions Versailles, the most beautiful palace in Europe. Serving as his gilded prison, the King keeps his friends close and his enemies closer. Fans everywhere can now experience the period drama based on true events by owning VERSAILLES SEASON ONE, available on Blu-ray™ and DVD from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on December 27, 2016.
Versailles, 1667. Haunted by the trauma of the Fronde as the nobles of his court begin to rebel against the monarchy, Louis XIV (George Blagden) in his 28th year in a Machiavellian political move decides to make the nobility submit by imposing a definite move of the court from Paris to Versailles, his father's former hunting lodge. Trapped by their king's "invitation," the nobles of Paris gradually come to see the castle as a gilded prison and soon even the most humble courtiers of the king begin to show their viciousness as the alcoves of secrets, politics and war are maneuvered through, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality.
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: December 27, 2016
Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61183194
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Rating: N/A
Languages/Subtitles:
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: December 27, 2016
Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61183195
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Rating: N/A
Languages/Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1
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