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.
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Richard Harris | Oliver Cromwell |
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Alec Guinness | King Charles I |
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Robert Morley | The Earl of Manchester |
| Dorothy Tutin | Queen Henrietta Maria | |
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Frank Finlay | John Carter |
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Timothy Dalton | Prince Rupert |
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Patrick Wymark | The Earl of Strafford |
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Patrick Magee | Hugh Peters |
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Nigel Stock | Sir Edward Hyde |
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Charles Gray | The Earl of Essex |
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Michael Jayston | Henry Ireton |
| Richard Cornish | Oliver Cromwell II | |
| Anna Cropper | Ruth Carter | |
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Michael Goodliffe | Solicitor General |
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Jack Gwillim | General Byron |
Directing |
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| Ken Hughes | Director |