Overview
A man torn between family and duty finds himself at the center of a historic conflict.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- solemn
- theatrical
- politically charged
- historical film marathon
- classic cinema viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the historical drama dull and historically inaccurate, while praising its two lead performances, production design, and musical score.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film dramatizes Cromwell's political transformation and the English Civil War while critics specifically noted substantial historical inaccuracies.
Oliver Cromwell abandons plans for emigration and becomes central to opposition against King Charles I's policies.
Production design, costumes, score, Parliament, Oxford, royal courts, and civil-war settings create an expansive seventeenth-century visual world.
Cromwell's opposition emerges from the intertwined pressures of religion, monarchy, Parliament, and governance.
Films like Cromwell, and why
The Charge of the Light Brigade
historical epic treatment of political upheaval, monarchy, and armed civil conflict
A Man for All Seasons
British historical drama centered on monarchy, power, and richly designed period spectacle
The Lion in Winter
biographical historical epic driven by a commanding central performance and national political crisis
Movie Details
- Director
- Ken Hughes
- Release Date
- 1970-07-16
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (109)
Cast
- Richard Harris
- Alec Guinness
- Robert Morley
- Dorothy Tutin
- Frank Finlay
- Timothy Dalton
- Patrick Wymark
- Patrick Magee
- Nigel Stock
- Patrick Holt
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- FlixFling
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cromwell about?
- A grand but historically contested portrait of Oliver Cromwell’s collision with Charles I and the crisis that tears seventeenth-century England apart.
- What is Cromwell like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cromwell as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Cromwell violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Cromwell as moderate.
- What did critics think of Cromwell?
- Critics broadly found the historical drama dull and historically inaccurate, while praising its two lead performances, production design, and musical score.
- Which films are like Cromwell?
- Films with a similar feel include The Charge of the Light Brigade, A Man for All Seasons, and The Lion in Winter.
- How long is Cromwell?
- Cromwell runs 140 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cromwell?
- In United States, Cromwell streams on FlixFling.
