Cromwell
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.
Critics Sentiment
Charles refuses to recognise any authority higher than divine right
Cromwell's troops remove self-serving MPs from House of Commons
The film peaks with Charles I's defiant trial performance then drops sharply as Cromwell transforms into the very dictator he opposed.
Critics appreciate Cromwell as a handsome historical spectacle with excellent performances, particularly Alec Guinness's King Charles I, and impressive battle sequences. However, reviews consistently criticize historical inaccuracies and note the film's tendency toward theatrical staginess that occasionally drags. The consensus views it as educational entertainment rather than serious historical drama.
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Richard Harris
Oliver Cromwell
Alec Guinness
King Charles I
Robert Morley
The Earl of Manchester
Dorothy Tutin
Queen Henrietta Maria
Frank Finlay
John Carter
Timothy Dalton
Prince Rupert
Patrick Wymark
The Earl of Strafford
Patrick Magee
Hugh Peters
Nigel Stock
Sir Edward Hyde
Patrick Holt
Captain Lundsford
Charles Gray
The Earl of Essex
Michael Jayston
Henry Ireton
Michael Goodliffe
Solicitor General
Jack Gwillim
General Byron
Richard Cornish
Oliver Cromwell II
Anna Cropper
Ruth Carter
George Merritt
William
Basil Henson
Hacker
Stratford Johns
President Bradshaw
Geoffrey Keen
John Pym
Crew
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