To Kill a King (2003)

To Kill a King (2003) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Moscow International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Featurette
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Mike Barker

Written By:
Jenny Mayhew

Actors:
Tim Roth ..... Oliver Cromwell
Dougray Scott ..... Sir Thomas Fairfax
Olivia Williams ..... Lady Anne Fairfax
James Bolam ..... Denzil Holles
Corin Redgrave ..... Lord de Vere
Finbar Lynch ..... Cousin Henry
Julian Rhind-Tutt ..... James
Adrian Scarborough ..... Sergeant Joyce
Jeremy Swift ..... Earl of Whitby
Rupert Everett ..... King Charles I
Steven Webb ..... Boy at Naseby
Jake Nightingale ..... Colonel Pride
Leonard Woodcock ..... Young Royalist prisoner
Thomas Arnold ..... Messenger at Naseby
Sam Spruell ..... King's guard

Synopsis:

British filmmaker Mike Barker directs the political costume-drama To Kill a King. Set in 1645 at the end of the English Civil War, General Thomas Fairfax (Dougray Scott) celebrates the victory with his right-hand man Oliver Cromwell (Tim Roth). While, King Charles I (Rupert Everett) is held prisoner, he appeals to the sensibilities of Fairfax's wife, Lady Anne (Olivia Williams). The old friends disagree over what to do about the king; Fairfax is willing to compromise and Cromwell is far more strict. The Speaker of the House, Denzil Holles (James Bolam), leads a group of conspirators to make an illegal deal with the king, but they are discovered and subsequently punished. The king is put on trial and executed, making Cromwell in charge. The conclusion involves a reunion between Fairfax and a dying Cromwell.

Period drama based on the English Civil War in the seventeenth century. Sir Thomas Fairfax, though aristocratic by birth, commanded the Parliamentary armies during the English Civil Wars. In the aftermath of years of bloodshed and chaos, Fairfax found himself increasingly stranded between his loyalty to the revolutionary cause of his comrade Oliver Cromwell and the loyalty he owed to his wife Lady Anne and their shared class. Cromwell's determination to change the face of English society led directly to the Execution of King Charles I - an act of treachery that Fairfax was unable to condone. www.britfilms.com

A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 20 December, 2020.