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House of Cards(1990)
81%
161 Votes
Overview
Frustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior position, chief whip Francis Urquhart prepares a meticulous plot to bring down the Prime Minister then to take his place.
Type: Miniseries
Status: Ended
Languages: English
Countries:
United Kingdom
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Top 10 Billed Cast
Ian Richardson
Francis Urquhart
Susannah Harker
Mattie Storin
Miles Anderson
Roger O'Neill
Alphonsia Emmanuel
Penny Guy
Malcolm Tierney
Patrick Woolton
Diane Fletcher
Elizabeth Urquhart
William Chubb
John Krajewski
Isabelle Amyes
Anne Collingridge
James Villiers
Charles Collingridge
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