

To Kill a King
...It takes a traitor and a hero
A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.
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- Language
- English
- battlefield
- torture
- english civil war
- 17th century
- king charles i
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United KingdomGB
- Theatrical16 May 2003
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1326 Sept 2003
RussiaRU
- Theatrical12+9 Oct 2003
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To Kill a King was released on 16 May 2003.
Audience reviews
2- J7/10
John Chard
1/11/2014
I was counting on you. You let me down. To Kill a King is directed by Mike Barker and written by Jenny Mayhew. It stars Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Olivia Williams, James Bolam and Rupert Everett. Music is by Richard G Mitchell and cinematography by Eigil Bryld. It’s the end of the English Civil War and with King Charles 1st (Everett) held prisoner by the Parliamentarians, Sir Thomas Fairfax (Scott) and Oliver …
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CinemaSerf
8/27/2026
History suggests that Oliver Cromwell (Tim Roth) was actually quite a reluctant rebel against the rule of Charles I (Rupert Everett) but that once he had the bit between his teeth, he proved ruthless in the execution of his task to remove the King and assert the supremancy of Parliament as the voice of the people. With the King now imprisoned at Whitehall Palace, though, there is considerable uncertainty as to what t…
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