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Cromwell

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In 1640s England, King Charles I (Alec Guinness) is engaged in a power struggle with Parliament, and civil war seems imminent to House of Commons member Oliver Cromwell (Richard Harris), who's preparing to depart for the American colonies. When he's asked to stay to fight for the Parliamentary cause, however, Cromwell agrees and proves himself a brilliant leader of the Roundhead army. Soon, it's up to him to lead his army to victory over the king's Cavaliers and take back England for the people.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
2/4
Richard Harris, as Cromwell, schleps around the kingdom reciting epigrams and looking distracted. He doesn't inhabit the role or even seem to care much about it. Go to Full Review Penelope Houston The Spectator 07/18/2018
The script [has] bitten off a more complex slice of history than it can hope to chew. Go to Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 05/12/2010
3/5
An impressive cast of Brit thespians yelling dialogue in that declamatory manner that clues you in on the fact that this is important stuff. Go to Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 10/06/2005
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/23/2005
2/5
Tony Mastroianni Cleveland Press 11/20/2003
Cromwell is an excellent historical spectacle movie, the kind of lavishly mounted picture that film observers keep saying are gone forever because of the high costs of making them. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonny W @Classicalmoviegeek 5d A well made film ,The battle scenes are very good .The performances are best think about the movie .Richard Harris gives outstanding performance and Alec Guinness is brilliant as King Charles the first . Photography and costumes and the score highlights of the movie . 40 mins were cut for its original release in 1970. See more D H @Gotham 6d A solid movie with solid acting. It's worth a watch to see the difference how movies were made vs how they are made now. See more Jonathan I @Isajo Dec 7 I know this movie may not exactly be historical accurate but i can excuse historical accuracy when the movie is so good! The acting, the costumes and everything about the movie is like its made for me! I love it and recommend it to eveyone who like movies about this time period. I love everything from the battle scenes to the debates and the political chaos. See more j F Nov 14 Alec Guinness saves the movie! See more Brad @Ilovemovies506 Oct 19 This movie is pretty good and it's acting is pretty well done 👍 See more Jelisije J @jjosifovic Mar 5 A good movie that does the job of making me want to look up the actual history this film is based on. See more Read all reviews
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Ken Hughes

Director

Richard Harris

Oliver Cromwell

Alec Guinness

King Charles I

Robert Morley

The Earl of Manchester

Dorothy Tutin

Queen Henrietta Maria

Frank Finlay

John Carter

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Synopsis In 1640s England, King Charles I (Alec Guinness) is engaged in a power struggle with Parliament, and civil war seems imminent to House of Commons member Oliver Cromwell (Richard Harris), who's preparing to depart for the American colonies. When he's asked to stay to fight for the Parliamentary cause, however, Cromwell agrees and proves himself a brilliant leader of the Roundhead army. Soon, it's up to him to lead his army to victory over the king's Cavaliers and take back England for the people.
Director
Ken Hughes
Producer
Irving Allen
Screenwriter
Ken Hughes
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia
Rating
G
Genre
History, Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 26, 1970, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Runtime
2h 25m
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