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About
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.
Theatrical
Sep 16, 1970
Budget
$8.0M
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 7, 2003
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Writer
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Music
Studio
Columbia Pictures, Irving Allen Productions
Quotes
See all →Authority and Duty in Political Conflict
Cromwell
Your Majesty, it is my most solemn duty to place you under arrest.
King Charles
By whose command, sir?
Cromwell
By the command of Parliament, sir.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Political Power and Religious Conflict in Ireland
King Charles
Mr. Cromwell, you are impertinent.
Cromwell
Such issues are beyond good manners, sir. Catholicism is more than a religion, it is a political power. Therefore, I am led to believe there will be no peace in Ireland until the Catholic Church is crushed.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →R
Richard Harris
Oliver Cromwell
A
Alec Guinness
King Charles I
R
Robert Morley
The Earl of Manchester
D
Dorothy Tutin
Queen Henrietta Maria
F
Frank Finlay
John Carter
T
Timothy Dalton
Prince Rupert
P
Patrick Wymark
The Earl of Strafford
P
Patrick Magee
Hugh Peters
N
Nigel Stock
Sir Edward Hyde
P
Patrick Holt
Captain Lundsford
C
Charles Gray
The Earl of Essex
M
Michael Jayston
Henry Ireton
M
Michael Goodliffe
Solicitor General
J
Jack Gwillim
General Byron
R
Richard Cornish
Oliver Cromwell II
A
Anna Cropper
Ruth Carter
G
George Merritt
William
B
Basil Henson
Hacker
S
Stratford Johns
President Bradshaw
G
Geoffrey Keen
John Pym
