Alec Guinness, Anna Cropper, Charles Gray

An account of the rise of Cromwell to power, the execution of Charles I, and the civil war between Roundheads and Cavaliers.

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G, 2 hrs. 19 min.

Directed by: Ken Hughes

Release Date: October 26, 1970

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DVD Release Date: October 7, 2003

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  • January 21, 2009
    Crowmell tells the story of the man who was the driving force behind the English civil war and the father of English democracy. Oliver Cromwell is played with great intensity by Richard Harris as an honourable and incorruptible man who stuck by his principles despite the burden o...( read more)f his conscience; the fact that he was also a bigoted religious zealot, bullying imperialist and war criminal are all conveniently glossed over. But it would be in a film called "Cromwell", wouldn't it. Alec Guiness juggles the arrogance and inflexibility of Charles I and his refusal to relinquish absolute power even though his life depended upon it, with his more human side as a loving father. It also has some (for the time at least) epic battle sequences but it is very stagy, and may not quicken the pulses of those without an interest in politics and history. A well made and well acted historical drama that resembles an illustrated (albeit not entirely accurate) history lesson rather than Braveheart-like popular entertainment.
  • October 24, 2009
    i was an innocent young man till i saw this film ,it opened my eyes to corruption to a world that as not changed ,if cromwell was around now he would clear the rabble we have in parliment now ,he was a true englishman who cared
    for england and god rather than himself ,i know h...( read more)e did some bad things a lot of them can be explained and have been
  • February 15, 2009
    good version of this
  • January 17, 2009
    wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch because u never know what 2 expect throughout this movie..i think that charles gray plays a good part throughout this movie..i think that the costumes are pretty good throughout this movie..i th...( read more)ink that timothy dalton (who played james bond) plays a good part throughout this movie i think that the fight scenes are pretty kewl throughout this movie this is a good action/adventure/drama/classic movie 2 watch because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie n its really enjoayble throughout this movie
  • May 12, 2008
    Plot 3
    Production 4
    Entertainment 2
    Characters 4
    Originality 5
  • April 23, 2008
    I had to watch this movie in Social Studies while we learned about the Civil War. It was interesting, though Cromwell could be kind of annoying and spasstic about everything. I almost ended up feeling sorry for Charles because of his reserved character >_< I thought it was okay, ...( read more)but it was kind of boring. During the part when Cromwell was hysterically laughing himself into madness, this kid in my class said "He's growing something else in his garden..." (In otherwords, it was basically questioning his abuse in home-grown drugs, if that makes any sense)
  • March 21, 2008
    Must be on drugs to watch
  • February 5, 2008
    So boring. Just words, nothing exciting happens, a waste of time.
  • July 21, 2007
    Great cast! Something didn't quite work though

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