# Cromwell (1970)

> A grand but historically contested portrait of Oliver Cromwell’s collision with Charles I and the crisis that tears seventeenth-century England apart.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19854

## Facts

- Runtime: 140 min
- Genres: Drama, History, War
- Director: Ken Hughes
- Cast: Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley, Dorothy Tutin, Frank Finlay, Timothy Dalton, Patrick Wymark, Patrick Magee
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065593/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: solemn, theatrical, politically charged, historical film marathon, classic cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A man torn between family and duty finds himself at the center of a historic conflict.

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