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60% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 50% Audience Score 500+ Ratings As the English Civil War ends during the mid 17th century, Oliver Cromwell (Tim Roth) begins seizing power along with his leader, Gen ...
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- Tim Roth
- Mike Barker
- History, Drama
User Reviews. In 1645, after the revolutionary movement of the puritans against the King of England Charles I of Stuart (Rupert Everett), with the leadership of the best friends General Oliver Cromwell (Tim Roth) and General Thomas Fairfax (Dougray Scott), the king is judged and condemned to death by decapitation.
Reviewed by: Jennie Kermode. Tweet. To Kill a King is an unusually bold and blunt attempt to recount events during a critical period in English history. That it takes a few liberties with the truth is only to be expected; these happen mostly in order to compact important matters into a shorter timeframe, and we encounter no infuriating ...
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To Kill a King: Directed by Mike Barker. With Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Olivia Williams, James Bolam. A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.
- (3.4K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Mike Barker
- 2003
All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Barbara Ellen Times (UK) TOP CRITIC. To Kill a King is no Man for All Seasons, that poem to destiny and betrayal, but it exudes...
May 1, 2003 · Dir: Mike Barker.UK. 2003. 105mins. An ambitious, solidly executed period drama, To Kill A King represents a daunting marketing challenge. Charting the close personal friendship and bitter...
Jan 1, 2000 · To Kill A King Review. England, 1645, and the court of Charles I has been overthrown after a protracted civil war. Rebel Parliamentarian leader Thomas Fairfax has noble plans for the...