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To Kill a King is a 2003 English Civil War film directed by Mike Barker, and starring Tim Roth, Rupert Everett and Dougray Scott. It centres on the relationship between Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax in the post-war period from 1648 until the former's death, in 1658.
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
Aug 21, 2011 · Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Rupert Everett, Olivia Williams
- 2 min
- 73.2K
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As the English Civil War ends during the mid 17th century, Oliver Cromwell (Tim Roth) begins seizing power along with his leader, Gen. Thomas Fairfax (Dougray Scott).
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- Tim Roth
- Mike Barker
- History, Drama
It’s 1645 and King Charles I has been deposed from the throne in the English Civil War. Gen. Thomas Fairfax and his austere deputy Oliver Cromwell disagree on how they should rebuild their shattered England.
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.
TO KILL A KING. by Mike Barker. synopsis. Sir Thomas Fairfax, though aristocratic by birth, commanded the Parliamentary armies during the English Civil Wars. In the aftermath of years of bloodshed and chaos, Fairfax found himself increasingly stranded between his loyalty to the revolutionary cause of his comrade Oliver Cromwell and the loyalty ...
