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The Crimson Blade

Original title: The Scarlet Blade
  • 19631963
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
632
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The Crimson Blade (1963)
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  • Drama
  • History
In 1648, during the English Civil War, Captain Sylvester switches sides between the Parliamentary and Royalist camps as his interests dictate, while King Charles I is on the run from Oliver ... Read allIn 1648, during the English Civil War, Captain Sylvester switches sides between the Parliamentary and Royalist camps as his interests dictate, while King Charles I is on the run from Oliver Cromwell's troops.In 1648, during the English Civil War, Captain Sylvester switches sides between the Parliamentary and Royalist camps as his interests dictate, while King Charles I is on the run from Oliver Cromwell's troops.
IMDb RATING
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632
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  • Director
    • John Gilling
  • Writer
    • John Gilling(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lionel Jeffries
    • Oliver Reed
    • Jack Hedley
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Gilling
  • Writer
    • John Gilling(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lionel Jeffries
    • Oliver Reed
    • Jack Hedley
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Oliver Reed in The Crimson Blade (1963)
    June Thorburn in The Crimson Blade (1963)
    Jack Hedley and June Thorburn in The Crimson Blade (1963)
    Oliver Reed and June Thorburn in The Crimson Blade (1963)
    Oliver Reed, Suzan Farmer, Jack Hedley, Michael Ripper, and June Thorburn in The Crimson Blade (1963)
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    Lionel Jeffries
    Lionel Jeffries
    • Col. Juddas Col. Judd
    Oliver Reed
    Oliver Reed
    • Capt. Tom Sylvesteras Capt. Tom Sylvester
    Jack Hedley
    Jack Hedley
    • Edward Beverley, The Scarlet Bladeas Edward Beverley, The Scarlet Blade
    June Thorburn
    June Thorburn
    • Clare Juddas Clare Judd
    Michael Ripper
    Michael Ripper
    • Pabloas Pablo
    Harold Goldblatt
    • Jacobas Jacob
    Duncan Lamont
    Duncan Lamont
    • Maj. Bellas Maj. Bell
    Clifford Elkin
    • Philip Beverleyas Philip Beverley
    Suzan Farmer
    Suzan Farmer
    • Constance Beverleyas Constance Beverley
    John Harvey
    • Sgt. Greyas Sgt. Grey
    Charles Houston
    Charles Houston
    • Druryas Drury
    Douglas Blackwell
    • Blakeas Blake
    • (uncredited)
    Wallace Bosco
    • Villageras Villager
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Brandon
    • Roundhead Soldieras Roundhead Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Byrne
    Michael Byrne
    • Lt. Hawkeas Lt. Hawke
    • (uncredited)
    Eric Corrie
    • Duncannonas Duncannon
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Diamond
    Peter Diamond
    • Soldieras Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Leslie Glazer
    • Gonzalesas Gonzales
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Gilling
    • Writer
      • John Gilling(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      John Stuart (Charles I) was dubbed by Robert Rietty.
    • Goofs
      The woods are full of Rhododendrons, a bush not introduced to Great Britain from the Himalayas until the late 18th century - 150 years after the Civil War.
    • Quotes

      Capt. Tom Sylvester: [to Claire Judd] I love you even more when you're angry. It does something for your complexion.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: 1648 This is the story of a band of freemen who defied a tyrant.
    • Connections
      Featured in Without Walls: The Obituary Show - Oliver Reed (1993)

    User reviews15

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    Top review
    6/10
    Sword & Hammer
    When Hammer's production schedule was cleared in 1956 to make way for more horror films, the plug was pulled on the long-in-preparation 'King Charles and the Roundheads'.

    Having in the intervening seven years made another Robin Hood adventure and a pirate yarn, Hammer finally made their Cavaliers v. Roundheads picture with a suitably gory title and Lionel Jeffries, of course, as a roundhead (with Oliver Reed as his saturnine young henchman ironically sporting a fake scar on his face in an entirely different place from the real one he acquired on his left cheek in a nightclub brawl a year later). Jack Hedley makes a rather gentle leading man, and although improbably cast as Jeffries' daughter, the late June Thorburn (who gets to wear a magnificent hat) plays a far greater role in the plot than the leading lady usually does in such nonsense.

    Plenty of people get killed - and Hedley is flogged at one point - but compared to Tigon's harrowing Civil War subject 'Witchfinder-General' a few years later it's a pretty placid affair, with a jaunty score by Gary Hughes.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 1963 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die scharlachrote Klinge
    • Filming locations
      • Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)
      • Hammer Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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