List of English Civil War films

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Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of English Civil War . This list does not include documentaries, short films. [1]

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Films

YearCountryMain title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
DirectorSubject
1920United Kingdom The Tavern Knight Maurice Elvey Adventure, History. Based on a novel The Tavern Knight.
1923United States The Fighting Blade John S. Robertson Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War.
1923United Kingdom The Royal Oak Maurice Elvey Drama, History. Based on the play The Royal Oak.
1933United Kingdom A Royal Demand Gustav A. MindzentiDrama.
1937United Kingdom The Vicar of Bray Henry Edwards Drama, History.
1947United States Forever Amber Otto Preminger
John M. Stahl
Adventure, Drama, Romance. Based on a novel Forever Amber.
1958United Kingdom The Moonraker David MacDonald Action, Adventure, Drama, War. Based on the play The Moonraker.
1963United Kingdom The Scarlet Blade John Gilling Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War.
1970United Kingdom
United States
Cromwell Ken Hughes Biography, Drama, History, War. Oliver Cromwell
1975United Kingdom Winstanley Kevin Brownlow
Andrew Mollo
Biography, Drama, War. Based on a novel Comrade Jacob. Gerrard Winstanley
1989United Kingdom
France
Spain
The Return of the Musketeers Richard Lester Action, Adventure, Romance. Based on a novel Twenty Years After.
2003United Kingdom
Germany
To Kill a King Mike Barker Biography, Drama, History, War. Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Fairfax.

Science fiction, fantasy, and horror

YearCountryMain title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
DirectorSubject
1968United Kingdom Witchfinder General Michael Reeves Drama, Horror. Based on a novel Witchfinder General. Matthew Hopkins
2013United Kingdom A Field in England Ben Wheatley Drama, History, Horror, Mystery.
2017Bulgaria
United Kingdom
HexGeorge Popov
Jonathan Russell
History, Horror, Thriller, War.

Television films

YearCountryMain title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
DirectorSubject
1962United KingdomThe Cruel Necessity Peter Dews Drama.

TV Series

YearCountryMain title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
DirectorSubject
1955United KingdomThe Children of the New ForestAdventure. Based on a novel The Children of the New Forest.
1957United Kingdom The Gay Cavalier Lance Comfort
Terence Fisher
Adventure, Family. Claude Duval
1964United KingdomThe Children of the New ForestBrandon Acton-BondAdventure. Based on a novel The Children of the New Forest.
1966United KingdomRoyalist and Roundhead
1977United KingdomThe Children of the New ForestJohn FrankauAdventure. Based on a novel The Children of the New Forest.
1983-5United Kingdom By the Sword Divided Drama, History, War.
1998United KingdomChildren of the New ForestAndrew MorganDrama, Family. Based on a novel The Children of the New Forest.
2008United Kingdom
South Africa
The Devil's Whore Marc Munden Adventure, Drama, Romance, War. Edward Sexby
2022United Kingdom The Witchfinder Gibbons brothers Comedy.

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References

  1. "english-civil-war". imdb.