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La Conjura de El Escorial is a film of genre Historical directed by Antonio del Real released in USA on 5 september 2008 with Jason Isaacs

La Conjura de El Escorial (2008)

La Conjura de El Escorial
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Released in USA 5 september 2008
Length 2h8
Directed by
Genres Historical
Rating53% 2.661592.661592.661592.661592.66159

La Conjura de El Escorial (The Escorial Conspiracy) is a 2008 Spanish historical drama film directed by Antonio del Real and starring Jason Isaacs, Julia Ormond, Jordi Mollà, Pilar Bastardés and Jürgen Prochnow. It is set in the reign of Philip II of Spain.

On the night of Easter Monday March 31, 1578, assassins murdered the treasury secretary Juan de Escobedo in cold blood in the royal palace of El Escorial). There ensues a series of investigations that are aimed at people close to the Court of Philip II.

This fictional story is not to be confused with The El Escorial Conspiracy led by Crown Prince Ferdinand which occurred in 1807 during the reign of Ferdinand's father Charles IV of Spain.

Actors

Jason Isaacs

(Antonio Pérez)Julia Ormond

(Princesa de Éboli)Jürgen Prochnow

(Espinosa)Jordi Mollá

(Mateo Vázquez)Joaquim de Almeida

(Escobedo)
And :
Juanjo Puigcorbé
Fabio Testi
Rosana Pastor
Pablo Puyol
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