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Cromwell
1970
Following the rise of Oliver Cromwell (Richard Harris) to power as Lord Protector and in the process was central to bringing King Charles I to trial and exectution. In doing so, Cromwell laid the seeds for the more democratic Great Britain of today. This amazing story is told in an epic and lavish style in Director Ken Hughes .. Read more
| Starring | Alec Guinness, Richard Harris, Stratford Johns, Dorothy Tutin |
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| Director | Ken Hughes |
| Genres | Drama |
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Cromwell
Following the rise of Oliver Cromwell (Richard Harris) to power as Lord Protector and in the process was central to bringing King Charles I to trial and exectution. In doing so, Cromwell laid the seeds for the more democratic Great Britain of today. This amazing story is told in an epic and lavish style in Director Ken Hughes CROMWELL with world class performances from Harris and Alec Guinness as the noble, but doomed, Charles I.
| Starring | Alec Guinness, Richard Harris, Stratford Johns, Dorothy Tutin, Frank Finlay, Robert Morley, Timothy Dalton, Patrick Wymark, Patrick Magee, Nigel Stock, Charles Gray, Michael Jayston |
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| Director | Ken Hughes |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 14 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | Full English |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1970 To Rent: DVD: 10 Nov 2003 |
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Turgid history lesson which never quite makes up its mind whether it means to be subtle or spectacular, and eventually... read more on Time Out
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- 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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the quintessential King Charles story
fabulously crafted script balancing period drama with historical accuracy. This is the one by which other versions wither in comparison: Dougray scott and ... read more »
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- chazeroo
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Oliver Wasn't Irish
Good historical film with some excellent acting from among others Alec Guiness, but why choose Richard Harris as Cromwell? He played the part with energy and ... read more »
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- Cato
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- Lydbury North
- 30 Jan 2012 at 13:55
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Essential historical drama
Something of a hagiography of Cromwell. Some of the more despotic aspects of his character and actions are largely brushed over (e.g. the massacres in Ireland... read more »
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- Oxford
- 01 Nov 2008 at 17:09
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very well put together!
I was surprised by how well this piece was put together considering when it was made. The fighting scenes were glorious, some of the most realistic I've ... read more »
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Following the rise of Oliver Cromwell (Richard Harris) to power as Lord Protector and in the process was central to bringing King Charles I to trial and exectution. In doing so, Cromwell laid the seeds for the more democratic Great Britain of today. This amazing story is told in an epic and lavish ...
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