To Kill a King (2003)
Release Date: May 16, 2003 Limited
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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
May 16, 2003 Limited
Feb 26, 2008
FilmFour
Cast
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Tim Roth
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Dougray Scott
General Thomas Fairfax -
Rupert Everett
King Charles I -
Olivia Williams
Lady Anne -
James Bolam
Denzil Holles -
Corin Redgrave
Lord de Vere -
Finbar Lynch
Cousin Henry -
Julian Rhind-Tutt
James -
Adrian Scarborough
Sgt. Joyce -
Jeremy Swift
Earl of Whitby -
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Benedict Cumberbatch
Royalist
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[font=Century Gothic]With too much ground to cover with a limited budget, "To Kill a King" is a shallow and dry treatment of an important bit of history that errs by focusing primarily on the relationship between Cromwell and Fairfax(and also a lot on Fairfax and his wife Anne(Olivia Williams)) without giving any insight into whether Cromwell actually believed his rhetoric on reform or was just power mad. What may have worked would have been a focus on one particular moment, say the debate concerning the execution of the king and everything that would imply. As revolutions go, this one went too far(so many unnecessary deaths) and not far enough(no real reforms). Anyway, the reforms that Parliament was calling for would come in effect peacefully in 1688.[/font]
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