Royal Flash

Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he meets a pair of devious nobles with their own agenda. At their urging, Flashman agrees to re-create himself as a bogus Prussian nobleman to woo a beautiful duchess. But the half-baked plan quickly comes unraveled, and he's soon on the run from several new enemies who are all calling for the rapscallion's head.

• George MacDonald FraserScreenplay
• Richard LesterDirector

• Malcolm McDowellCaptain Harry Flashman / Prince Karl Magnus
• Alan BatesRudi Von Sternberg
• Florinda BolkanLola Montez
• Oliver ReedOtto von Bismarck
• Tom BellDe Gautet
• Joss AcklandSapten
• Christopher CazenoveEric Hansen
• Henry CooperJohn Gully, M.P.
• Lionel JeffriesKraftstein
• Alastair SimMr. Greig
• Michael HordernHeadmaster
• Britt EklandDutchess Irma