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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Ken Hughes (screenplay)
Release Date:
16 September 1970 (France)
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Plot:
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World...
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
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4 nominations
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NewsDesk:
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Mark Gatiss: off with his head!
(From The Guardian - TV News. 21 October 2012, 4:00 PM, PDT)
Chuck Lands Timothy Dalton
(From MovieWeb. 26 August 2010, 2:56 PM, PDT)
Timothy Dalton to Guest-Star on Chuck
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(From The Guardian - TV News. 21 October 2012, 4:00 PM, PDT)
Chuck Lands Timothy Dalton
(From MovieWeb. 26 August 2010, 2:56 PM, PDT)
Timothy Dalton to Guest-Star on Chuck
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Oliver's army is here to stay.
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Ken Hughes | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Ken Hughes | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Irving Allen | .... | producer | |
| Andrew Donally | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Frank Cordell | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Geoffrey Unsworth | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Bill Lenny | |||
Casting by | |||
| Maude Spector | |||
Production Design by | |||
| John Stoll | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Herbert Westbrook | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Arthur Taksen | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Vittorio Nino Novarese | (as Nino Novarese) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Neville Smallwood | .... | makeup artist | |
| Bobbie Smith | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Frank Bevis | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Miguel Gil | .... | assistant director | |
| Harold F. Kress | .... | second unit director (as Harold Kress) | |
| Ted Sturgis | .... | assistant director | |
| Mike Higgins | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| José Algueró | .... | assistant art director | |
| Bill Dennison | .... | assistant art director | |
| Julián Martín | .... | painter (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Alfred Cox | .... | sound editor | |
| Leslie Hammond | .... | sound recordist | |
| Bob Jones | .... | sound recordist | |
| Bill Taylor | .... | uncredited | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Bill Warrington | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Gerry Crampton | .... | stunt supervisor | |
| Nosher Powell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Wilkie Cooper | .... | director of photography: second unit | |
| Maurice Gillett | .... | gaffer | |
| Peter MacDonald | .... | camera operator (as Peter Macdonald) | |
| Cedric James | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| John Wilson-Apperson | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Frank Cordell | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Geoff Freeman | .... | unit publicist (as Geoffrey Freeman) | |
| Ronald Harwood | .... | script consultant | |
| Patrick Isherwood | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Antonio Sanz Ridruejo | .... | liaison: Spanish army | |
| Maggie Unsworth | .... | continuity | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1970) (UK) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1970) (USA) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1970) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1971) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Compagnia Edizioni Internazionali Artistiche Distribuzione (CEIAD) (1971) (Italy) (theatrical)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1987) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- LK-TEL (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland Oy (200?) (Finland) (DVD)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video vhs artwork and design
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Runtime:
Argentina:139 min | USA:139 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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Certification:
Finland:K-12 | Ireland:PG | UK:U (original rating) | USA:G | UK:PG (video rating) (1985) | Iceland:12 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | West Germany:12 | Finland:K-11 (re- rating: 2001) | France:U | Argentina:13 | Peru:PT
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Trivia:
Peter Bennettwas cut out of this filmSee more »
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where Cromwell hangs the officer for treason in the soldier's camp, a long shot of the deceased officer's body hanging from the rope shows his mouth to be open. A close-up of the officer's face moments later reveals that his expression has changed and his mouth is now closed.See more »
Quotes:
Thomas Fairfax:I seem to remember we cut off the head of a king for such as this.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)See more »
FAQ
How historically accurate is this film?Why does the film refer to the English Civil War when it encompasses the rest of the British Isles?
Why was this film so controversial in Ireland?
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The movie is some kind of misnomer ,cause Cromwell's reign is reduced to a short laudatory comment at the end of the movie.However,the film is good with a splendid cast.Richard Harris is every inch a puritan,never cracking a smile during the 2hours+ film.Harris's performance unlayers every nuance of his strength and his weakness (perhaps his best moment is when he discovers the man he's just executed was right).
Alec Guiness's king is impressive and his relationship with the catholic queen should have been more developed .Dame Dorothy Tutin's rendering is subtle and she makes all her scenes count.There is also Robert Morley and Timothy Dalton who give strong support.
Queen Henrietta took refuge in France and her daughter Henriette married the king Louis XIV 's brother ,"Monsieur" .Sadly she was to pass away at a very early age probably of peritonitis(few historians still speak of poisoning).
"Cromwell" ,which I saw when it was released ,has stood the test of time quite well,thanks to all these wonderful actors.In his own way,Cromwell was an incorruptible person ,ahead of his time,who predates Robespierre .The fact that he substituted a dictatorship for another one does not ruin his main revolutionary idea:a king is not infallible, the absolute monarchy means tyranny.A century and a half later ,minister Turgot told Louis XVI :"do not forget Charles the first,Sire!"