The read
Audiences rate it 37 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,101 1970s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 37 points higher than critics do.
109 audience votes
Key crew
- Ken HughesDirector
- Ken HughesScreenplay
- Frank CordellOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard HarrisOliver Cromwell
- Alec GuinnessKing Charles I
- Robert MorleyThe Earl of Manchester
- Dorothy TutinQueen Henrietta Maria
- Frank FinlayJohn Carter
- Timothy DaltonPrince Rupert
- Patrick WymarkThe Earl of Strafford
- Patrick MageeHugh Peters
- Nigel StockSir Edward Hyde
- Patrick HoltCaptain Lundsford
- Charles GrayThe Earl of Essex
- Michael JaystonHenry Ireton
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Themes
biographybased on true storyoxfordparliamentreligioncapital punishmentkingenglish civil wartyrannyhistorical drama17th centuryking charles i