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Director:
Julian Jarrold
Writers:
Alma Cullen (writer)
Nigel McCrery (novel)
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Release Date:
20 February 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | War more
Plot:
Feature-length drama about the mystery of Sandringham Company, which disappeared in action at Gallipoli in 1915... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
The BBC at its very best more (11 total)

Cast

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David Jason ... Capt. Frank Beck

Maggie Smith ... Queen Alexandra
William Ash ... Sgt. Ted Grimes

Sonya Walger ... Lady Frances
Stuart Bunce ... 2nd Lt. Frederick Radley

James Murray ... Pvt. Will Needham
Ed Waters ... Cpl. Herbert Batterbee
Tom Burke ... Pvt. Chad Batterbee

Ben Crompton ... Pvt. Davy Croft
Eamon Boland ... Arthur Beck
Jo Stone-Fewings ... Lt. Alec Beck
James Hillier ... 2nd Lt. Evelyn Beck
David Troughton ... King George V
Emma Cunniffe ... Peggy Batterbee
Adam Kotz ... Oswald Yeoman
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:MA
Filming Locations:
Holkham Hall and Estate, Norfolk, England, UK more
Company:
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) more

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The BBC at its very best, 8 July 2008
9/10
Author: rboon33455 from Llandudno, Wales

"All the King's Men" is a richly textured piece of television drama, sensitively directed by Julian Jarrold. Its carefully nuanced script explores the horrors of the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey in World War One and the myth surrounding the mysterious "disappearance" of the Sandringham Regiment, who were drawn from King George the Fifth's estate.The men are led by Captain Frank Beck,the agent on the estate, who with the support of the Queen Mother defies the King and, despite his age, leaves Sandringham to lead the men who he has trained and whose lives he has been intimately involved with on the estate. Through the excellent performance of David Jason we see a man of some nobility of spirit,used to respecting his superiors all his life,trying to do his best in a situation where his superiors got it completely wrong.His idealism is nicely contrasted with the humane pragmatism of the regimental doctor who has no such illusions. The truth of a body of men ineptly led and totally unprepared for fighting in an unknown and hostile terrain with appalling logistical support is graphically portrayed and echoes the much better known Australian film, "Gallipoli." The deliberate burying of the truth of what happened(which involved large numbers of men being shot in the head rather than taken prisoner)in order to protect social sensitivities and preserve morale is nicely dealt with through the superbly restrained performance of Maggie Smith as the Queen Mother who is clearly not fooled but never betrays the fact. The film also sympathetically explores the social values of the English class system and particularly the close knit generation of Sandringham workers who made up the regiment. Their naive and in some cases romantic confidence in the right of King and Country fighting with God on their side(despite the fact that they were invading another country)is believably portrayed. The performances of the cast are without exception of a very high class with some excellent cameos. This is the BBC at its very best and I thoroughly recommend it to you!

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