TV series
The Ultimate Reason for Kings
1986, Russian, on Central Television USSR.
The plot centers on a large-scale conspiracy by a group of US military personnel, led by General James Scott, against the current President Jordan Lyman. Further events show that the President, who sent his closest aides and friends to investigate, easily and almost indifferently accepts the news of their deaths, because he is only interested in his own person.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Episode length
- 74 min
- Status
- Ended in 1986
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Latest episode
S1 E4: Episode 4
Aired 18 August 1986
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Georgiy DrozdJordan Lyman - President of the US · 4 ep
- Rostislav YankovskyJames Mattoon Scott - US air force general · 4 ep
- Aleksandr FilippenkoMartin «Jiggs» Casey - colonel in the US armed forces · 4 ep
- Ada RohovtsevaEsther Townsend - secretary to the President · 4 ep
- Mikhail DanilovRay Clark - senator · 4 ep
- Stanislav KorenevChristopher Todd - secretary of the treasury · 4 ep
- Igor KashintsevFred Prentice - senator · 4 ep
- Vladimir DunaevNarrator · 4 ep
- Valeri IvchenkoPaul Girard - assistant to the President · 3 ep
- Yevhen PapernyiHarold McPherson - televangelist · 3 ep
- Davyd BabaievArt Corvin - chief of presidential security · 3 ep
- Vladislav KudiyevskiyWilliam «Mutt» Henderson - colonel · 2 ep
Details
- First aired
- 11 August 1986
- Last aired
- 18 August 1986
- Network
- Central Television USSR
- Original title
- Последний довод королей
- Language
- Russian
- Country
- Russia
- Type
- Scripted
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What The Ultimate Reason for Kings is based on
The Ultimate Reason for Kings is adapted from a novel.
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How many seasons of The Ultimate Reason for Kings are there?
The Ultimate Reason for Kings has 1 season and 4 episodes, about 74 minutes each.
Is The Ultimate Reason for Kings finished?
Yes. The Ultimate Reason for Kings ended in 1986, so you can watch the whole story.
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What is The Ultimate Reason for Kings based on?
The Ultimate Reason for Kings is adapted from a novel.