Cromwell - War to the King
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Cromwell - War on the King , also known as Cromwell - The Relentless (Original title: Cromwell ), is a British film drama directed by Ken Hughes from 1970, which is about the life and work of the English Republican Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) . The German premiere was on September 18, 1970.
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Oliver Cromwell is a staunch Puritan , wealthy squire, and former politician. He does not agree with the policy of King Charles I of England . The king expropriates subjects and allegedly introduces Catholic rituals at court. Cromwell plans to emigrate to the " New World " with his family . But on the eve of his departure, he becomes embroiled in the political and religious affairs that lead to the English Civil War .
The king needs money for the " Episcopal Wars " against Scotland and Ireland. The English Parliament does not want to approve the granting of the funds until Charles approves a reform to a constitutional monarchy. Charles insists on the god-given rights of the king . When Charles arrests five MPs, civil war breaks out. Both parties, the monarchists and the parliamentarians, believe that God is on their side.
Cromwell, shocked by the inefficiency of parliamentary troops, founds a new form of army, the New Model Army . Success soon ensued, so that the king sought help from Catholic nations, which in turn outraged his Protestant supporters. Charles is defeated, but because he believes in divine right , he rejects Cromwell's claims to equate Parliament with the king. Since Cromwell cannot change the king's mind, he is charged with treason. He is found guilty and sentenced to death. Charles calmly goes to the execution, which his worst critics acknowledge.
It turns out that Parliament is poorly able to govern the country. Like King Charles, Cromwell must dare to do a lot. But in contrast to the king, his undertakings succeed, so that his reign gains stability. The credits say that Cromwell ruled the country successfully as Lord Protector , but became head of state of England after his death, Charles II , the son of the executed king.
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John Stoll , who received an Oscar in 1962 for his work on Lawrence of Arabia , provided the equipment . The costumes are again by Vittorio Nino Novarese , who won an Oscar in 1963 for Cleopatra . Film editor Harold F. Kress was employed as assistant director . Bill Warrington was hired as a specialist in special effects .
The first version of the film was 180 minutes long and was shortened to 141 minutes for the cinema. Among other things, scenes in which Felix Aylmer appeared as Archbishop in his last film role were removed . In Germany, the film was shown under the titles Cromwell - The Inexorable and Cromwell - War to the King .
Reviews
For the film service , Cromwell - War for the King was an "average film that simplifies history, with lavish décor and impressive crowd scenes". It is primarily "acceptable entertainment thanks to the excellent performance of the actors". The evangelical film observer also had a predominantly positive opinion : “Antithetically accentuated, simplified film dramaturgy, predominantly excellent play, valuable external effort. Worth seeing. ” Cinema said that the film is not about the story, but only“ about worth seeing . And they are brilliant. "The conclusion was:" Political history as lush costume action. "
Awards
At the Academy Awards in 1971 , the film was awarded the Oscar in the category Best Costume Design (Vittorio Nino Novarese) . He was also nominated in the category Best Film Music (Frank Cordell). In this category he was also nominated at the Golden Globe Awards in 1971 . There was a nomination for Best Costume Design at the British Academy Film Awards in 1971 .
Richard Harris received a Best Actor Award for his role at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival . The film also ran in the competition in the Golden George.
synchronization
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Cromwell | Richard Harris | Reinhard Glemnitz |
| King Charles I. | Alec Guinness | Arno Assmann |
| Earl of Manchester | Robert Morley | Erich Fiedler |
| John Carter | Frank Finlay | Norbert Gastell |
| Prince Rupert | Timothy Dalton | Elmar Wepper |
| The Earl of Strafford | Patrick Wymark | Klaus W. Krause |
| Hugh Peters | Patrick Magee | Leo Bardischewski |
| Sir Edward Hyde | Nigel Stock | Wolfgang Amerbacher |
| Earl of Essex | Charles Gray | Horst Naumann |
| Henry Ireton | Michael Jayston | Manfred Schott |
| Solicitor General | Michael Goodliffe | Thomas Reiner |
| General Byron | Jack Gwillim | Herbert Weicker |
| President Bradshaw | Stratford Johns | Wolf Ackva |
| John Pym | Geoffrey Keen | Gerhard Geisler |
| General Digby | John Paul | Erik Jelde |
| Speaker of Parliament | Llewellyn Rees | Robert Klupp |
| Sir Thomas Fairfax | Douglas Wilmer | Manfred Andrae |
Web links
- Cromwell - war to the king in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Cromwell at Turner Classic Movies (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cromwell - War to the King. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Evangelical Press Association, Munich, Review No. 401/1970.
- ↑ See cinema.de
- ↑ Cromwell - War to the King. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on July 1, 2017 .