Royal Hearts

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Royal Hearts
Genre Romance
Written byTeleplay by:
Robin Bernheim
Kerry Lenhart
Story by:
John J. Sakmar
Directed by James Brolin
Starring James Brolin
Cindy Busby
Andrew Cooper
Music by John R. Graham
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers James Brolin
Scott Hart
Eric Jarboe
Amanda Phillips Atkins
Jimmy Townsend
ProducerAmy Krell
Running time90 minutes
Production companyBrad Krevoy Television
Original release
NetworkHallmark Channel
ReleaseFebruary 24, 2018 (2018-02-24)

Royal Hearts is a 2018 American made-for-television romance film starring James Brolin (who also directed the film), Cindy Busby and Andrew Cooper. It originally aired February 24, 2018 on the Hallmark Channel.

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Plot

Hank Pavlik (James Brolin) is the head of a ranch in Montana while his daughter Kelly (Cindy Busby) is an assistant professor at Montana State University who is a hopeless romantic. One day, a solicitor named Mr. Grimsby (Howard Crossley) arrives to deliver Hank the news that involves them having to go to Merania. When they arrive, they learn that Hank is the heir to the crown of Merania after a relative of theirs named King Viktor had died. As Kelly persuades her father to take the title, she meets the royal stable boy named Alex (Andrew Cooper). Hank helps to improve Merania when the neighboring kingdom of Angosia led by King Nikolas (Lachlan Nieboer) plans to claim ownership of Merania if Hank is not into remaining its king as it was mentioned that Merania and Angosia used to be one country centuries ago.

Cast

Production

James Brolin was cast as the part of Hank Pavlik under the condition that he also got to direct the movie. Some of the scenes for this movie were filmed in Romania which was used to portray the fictional country of Merania. [1]

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References

  1. "Brolin behind camera for 'Royal Hearts'".