Genre:
Historical Film
Release Date: 01/01/2001
Sound: DD5.1/DDS2.0
Run Time:
Distributor/Studio: Anchor Bay/Starz
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. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
;)
