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Sep 29, 2023 · The Old Oak: Directed by Ken Loach. With Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson, Trevor Fox. The future for the last remaining pub, The Old Oak, in a village of Northeast England, where people are leaving the land as the mines are closed.
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- Ken Loach
- 2023-09-29
The Royal Oak is a 1923 British silent historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Betty Compson, Henry Ainley and Henry Victor. It was based on the 1889 play The Royal Oak by Henry Hamilton and Augustus Harris .
The Old Oak is a 2023 drama film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. It is a co-production between the United Kingdom, France and Belgium. After its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or, the film was released in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2023, by StudioCanal.
The screenplay concerns a woman who disguises herself as Charles II. It was based on a play The Royal Oak by Henry Hamilton and Augustus Harris the title of which is a reference to the Royal Oak in which Charles is said to have hidden. The film proved popular and was re-released in 1929.
King Charles flees and hides in a huge oak tree when the troops loyal to Oliver Cromwell close in. The royal entourage is disguised, and the king's sweetheart masquerades as Charles. Only when she is brought before Cromwell is it discovered the switch has been made.
King Charles flees and hides in a huge oak tree when the troops loyal to Oliver Cromwell close in. The royal entourage is disguised, and the king's sweetheart masquerades as Charles. Only when she is brought before Cromwell is it discovered the switch has been made.
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The Royal Oak: Directed by Maurice Elvey. With Betty Compson, Henry Ainley, Henry Victor, Thurston Hall. A royalist lady poses as the king to help him escape.
