Cromwell

Jul 16, 1970

2h 20m

★ 6.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Irving Allen Productions

Cromwell Trailers

Cast

Oliver Cromwell

Richard Harris

King Charles I

Alec Guinness

The Earl of Manchester

Robert Morley

Queen Henrietta Maria

Dorothy Tutin

John Carter

Frank Finlay

Prince Rupert

Timothy Dalton

The Earl of Strafford

Patrick Wymark

Hugh Peters

Patrick Magee

Sir Edward Hyde

Nigel Stock

Captain Lundsford

Patrick Holt

The Earl of Essex

Charles Gray

Henry Ireton

Michael Jayston

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