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House of cards. The complete second season [videorecording (DVD)].

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2014.

DVD HOU 2013 Season 2 TV

Politicians -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.

Journalists -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.

Political corruption -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.

Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.

Alternate title:

House of cards. Volume two. Chapters 14-26 [videorecording (DVD)]

House of cards. Season 2 [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)].

4 videodiscs (663 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Based on the novels by Michael Dobbs.

Adaptation of the BBC TV miniseries of the same name written by Andrew Davies and Michael Dobbs.

Contains all 13 episodes from the second season of the political drama TV series originally released for streaming on Netflix on February 14, 2014.

Special features: Featurettes: Politics for the sake of politics ; Direct dddress ; Two houses ; Table read ; Line of succession.

"There are two kinds of pain."--Container.

Includes English and French (dubbed in Québec) language tracks with optional English, English (SDH), French, Portuguese, or Spanish subtitles.

English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Disc 1. Chapter 14. Frank prepares for his promotion to Vice President. Doug tries to erase all leads leading back to him and Frank. Claire fights back against Gillian. Zoe considers working with Frank again -- Chapter 15. Frank is announced as Vice President. The US meets with China. Jackie faces obstacles as she plans to run for new whip. Lucas looks into Zoe's death -- Chapter 16. The tension between Francis and Raymond Tusk increases while the situation in China is getting worse. A fight in the Senate puts Francis against the republicans -- Chapter 17. A Terror threat traps Francis in the Congress building with a bitter Donald Blythe. Claire gives a live interview that shakes the media.

Disc 2. Chapter 18. Francis resorts to informal negotiations with a Chinese billionaire. Lucas takes extreme measures in use to reveal the vice president. Team Underwood gets a new member -- Chapter 19. In the middle of an energy crisis, Francis and Tusk ends their fragile alliance. Lucas must make a difficult choice. Stamper gets closer to Rachel -- Chapter 20. Despite friction becomes the Walker family's friendship with the Underwood pair stronger. But there's a war between Francis and Tusk.

Disc 3. Chapter 21. The war with Tusk intensified. Claire influences Tricia Walker, both on the political and domestic front -- Chapter 22. It becomes personal when Tusk aback the Underwood pair with a scandal. Freddy and his restaurant will be involved in it all -- Chapter 23. With a military stalemate abroad and a possible violent situation at home. Francis want put an end to Tusk forever. Claire and Jackie Sharp collide.

Disc 4. Chapter 24. Frank is questioned by a special prosecutor. Remy Danton is trying to keep all options open. Stamper is struggling with his demons -- Chapter 25. Francis feels shut out. Stamper tries to regain control -- Chapter 26. Francis is about to be destroyed while the nation is in turmoil. Stamper must pick up loose ends. Claire marks the conclusion of her ruthlessness.

Created for television by Beau Willimon ; executive producers, David Fincher, Kevin Spacey, Andrew Davies, et. al. ; various episode writers & directors.

Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright with Michael Kelly, Kate Mara, Molly Parker, Michael [Michel] Gill, Gerald McRaney, Nathan Darrow, Mahershala Ali, Derek Cecil, Rachel Brosnahan, Sakina Jaffrey, Jayne Atkinson, Jimmi Simpson, Joanna Going, Mozhan Marnò, Constance Zimmer and Kristen Connolly.

"Masterful, beguiling and charismatic, Francis Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and his equally ambitious wife Claire (Robin Wright) continue their ruthless rise to power in Season 2 of House of Cards. Behind the curtain of power, sex, ambition, love, greed and corruption in modern Washington D.C., the Underwoods must battle threats past and present to avoid losing everything. As new Alliances form and old ones succumb to deception and betrayal, they will stop at nothing to ensure their ascendancy."--Container.

Political television programs.

Internet television series.

Dobbs, Michael, 1948- House of cards.

Willimon, Beau.

Fincher, David.

Davies, Andrew, 1936-

Wright, Robin, 1966-

Kelly, Michael, 1969-

Mara, Kate, 1983-

Parker, Molly, 1972-

Gill, Michel, 1960-

McRaney, Gerald.

Connolly, Kristen, 1980-

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