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"...It takes a traitor and a hero"
- Director: Mike Barker
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Foreign
- Studio: IAC Film
- Widescreen | Duration: 125 Mins
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This historical drama from director Mike Barker begins as the English Civil War ends, focusing on the relationship between the Parliamentarians' brilliant military commander, Thomas Fairfax (Dougray Scott), and his deputy, Oliver Cromwell (Tim Roth). An aristocrat by birth, Fairfax finds himself torn between Cromwell and his wife, Lady Anne Fairfax (Olivia Williams). The former seems determined to accept nothing less than the head of King Charles I, the latter refuses to abandon old friends and standards. Despite woefully stilted dialogue, this is a fascinating if controversial history lesson - the King's blood is shown to be literally on Cromwell's hands. Although the role is little more than an extended cameo, Charles (Rupert Everett) dominates the story, strutting around with the haughtiness of one who believes himself chosen by God - even in captivity - and towering over the diminutive upstart Cromwell. Alongside characters as powerful as these, Scott's Fairfax seems so bland in comparison.
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