I remember seeing "Cromwell" when it came out. Richard Harris plays
Cromwell, and Alec Guinness Charles I. While Ireton, Pym, and
Lilburne make appearances, alas, John Milton does not.
pch
At 10:52 AM 10/8/2009, you wrote:
>This query may be a stretch, but I thought I'd give it a try: Is
>there any (any good) popular film that covers early 17th Century
>Britain? On the Interregnum? On Milton? Donne? A student recently
>asked me, and I was coming up empty. There have been some
>Restoration film (Johnny Depp as Rochester for example), and a
>decent film on Charles II, but that's not the time period I mean.
>Pre 1660. I believe that there is an "oldish"/1970's version of
>Cromwell's career, no?
>
>Bruce Danner
>St. Lawrence University
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