english civil war
10 movies and shows
Lorna Doone
Thu, 31 May 1951
An English farmer leads a village uprising against their corrupt landlords.
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Fri, 05 Feb 1988
A short movie, made for Comic Relief, in which Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) and Baldrick (Tony Robinson) must help protect King Charles I (Stephen Fry) from the machinations of Oliver Cromwell and his Roundheads
Witchfinder General
Fri, 17 May 1968
England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins, a monster disguised as a man who wanders from town to town offering his services as a witch hunter.
Cromwell
Thu, 16 Jul 1970
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
To Kill a King
Fri, 16 May 2003
A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.
A Field in England
Fri, 05 Jul 2013
During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an alchemist, who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field.
The Moonraker
Sat, 02 Aug 1958
After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish, who as the Moonraker has already spirited away many Royalists. Dawlish travels to the Windwhistle Inn on the south coast to prepare the escape, where he meets Anne Wyndham, the fiancée of a top Roundhead colonel.
The Scarlet Blade
Sun, 01 Sep 1963
A cruel Roundhead Colonel is on the trail of royalist sympathizers, but unaware of his daughters royalist sympathies. When she falls into a love triangle with Cavalier Edward Beverly and Roundhead officer Captain Sylvester the stage is set for double crossing and derring-do.
A Ghost of a Chance
Sun, 01 Jan 1967
Three children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are helped by a group of friendly ghosts.
A Royal Demand
Mon, 28 Aug 1933
During the English Civil War, Lord Forrest attempts to sign up with the Royalist army, but is mistaken for a Roundhead and forced to join their number instead.