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Cromwell
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
1970 · Directed by Ken Hughes · 140 min · Drama · History · War · 8 frames
Crew
- Screenplay: Ken Hughes
- Cinematography: Geoffrey Unsworth
- Edited by: Bill Lenny
- Music: Frank Cordell
- Production design: John Stoll
- Produced by: Irving Allen
Cast
- Richard Harris as Oliver Cromwell
- Alec Guinness as King Charles I
- Robert Morley as The Earl of Manchester
- Dorothy Tutin as Queen Henrietta Maria
- Frank Finlay as John Carter
- Timothy Dalton as Prince Rupert
- Patrick Wymark as The Earl of Strafford
- Patrick Magee as Hugh Peters
- Nigel Stock as Sir Edward Hyde
- Patrick Holt as Captain Lundsford
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Columbia Pictures, Irving Allen Productions
- Budget: $8,000,000
- Themes: biography, based on true story, oxford, parliament, religion, capital punishment, king, english civil war, tyranny, historical drama
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