Royal Flash

Oct 10, 1975

1h 42m

★ 5.8

See Capt. Harry Flashman surrender his way to victory!

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Two Roads Productions

Royal Flash Trailers

Cast

Captain Harry Flashman / Prince Karl Magnus

Malcolm McDowell

Rudi Von Sternberg

Alan Bates

Lola Montez

Florinda Bolkan

Otto von Bismarck

Oliver Reed

De Gautet

Tom Bell

Sapten

Joss Ackland

Eric Hansen

Christopher Cazenove

John Gully, M.P.

Henry Cooper

Kraftstein

Lionel Jeffries

Mr. Greig

Alastair Sim

Headmaster

Michael Hordern

Dutchess Irma

Britt Ekland

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