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To Kill a King

IMDb ID: tt0302436 · Rating: 6.2 (3,497 votes)

Genres: Biography · Drama · History

A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: To Kill a King
Canada: To Kill a King (English)
Germany: To Kill a King
United Kingdom: To Kill a King
Ireland: To Kill a King (English)
India: To Kill a King (English)
New Zealand: To Kill a King (English)
United States: To Kill a King
South Africa: To Kill a King (English)
Hungary: A királyt megölni...
Romania: A ucide un rege
United Kingdom: Cromwell & Fairfax (Working Title)
France: La mort d'un roi
Mexico: La Muerte De Un Rey
Spain: Matar a un rey
Portugal: Matar o Rei
Brazil: Morte ao Rei
Latvia: Nogalināt Karali
Greece: O vasilias prepei na pethanei (transliterated title)
Finland: Sankareita ja vihollisia
Serbia: Ubiti kralja
Italy: Uccidere il re
Poland: Zabić króla
Greece: Ο βασιλιάς πρέπει να πεθάνει
Bulgaria: Да убиеш крал (Bulgarian)
Russia: Убить короля
Japan: クロムウェル〜英国王への挑戦〜 (Japanese)
China: 叛徒与英雄 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
China: 处死国王 (Mandarin)
China: 杀死国王 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
Cromwell & Fairfax
Content RatingNot RatedRuntime102 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews44Critic Reviews6Countries / RegionsUnited Kingdom
Germany
LanguagesEnglishKeywordsoliver cromwell
english civil war
trial
political intrigue
death warrant
Filming LocationsHampton Court Palace, Molesey, East Molesey, London, England, UKProduction CompaniesFilmFour
IAC Film
Natural Nylon Entertainment
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302436/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0302436.jpgUpdated At2025-04-28T03:42:04

Stars

Tim Roth
Dougray Scott
Olivia Williams
James Bolam
Corin Redgrave
Finbar Lynch
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Adrian Scarborough
Jeremy Swift
Rupert Everett

Directors

Mike Barker

Writers

Jenny Mayhew

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Tim Roth | Character: Oliver Cromwell
Actor: Dougray Scott | Character: Sir Thomas Fairfax
Actor: Olivia Williams | Character: Lady Anne Fairfax
Actor: James Bolam | Character: Denzil Holles
Actor: Corin Redgrave | Character: Lord de Vere
Actor: Finbar Lynch | Character: Cousin Henry
Actor: Julian Rhind-Tutt | Character: James
Actor: Adrian Scarborough | Character: Sergeant Joyce
Actor: Jeremy Swift | Character: Earl of Whitby
Actor: Rupert Everett | Character: King Charles I
Actor: Steven Webb | Character: Boy at Naseby
Actor: Jake Nightingale | Character: Colonel Pride
Actor: Leonard Woodcock | Character: Young Royalist prisoner
Actor: Thomas Arnold | Character: Messenger at Naseby
Actor: Sam Spruell | Character: King's guard
Actor: Julian Rivett | Character: Little
Actor: Richard Bremmer | Character: Abraham
Actor: Melissa Knatchbull | Character: Lady Margaret
Actor: Patricia Kerrigan | Character: Mrs. Cromwell
Actor: John-Paul MacLeod | Character: Richard Cromwell
Actor: Jonathan Coy | Character: Digby
Actor: Mary Roscoe | Character: Lady Whitby
Actor: Liam McKenna | Character: Guard at safe-house
Actor: Louise Breckon-Richards | Character: Tom's maid
Actor: Oliver Fox | Character: The Earl of York
Actor: Neil Howman | Character: Doubter
Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch | Character: Royalist
Actor: Iain Rogerson | Character: Man at execution
Actor: Andrew Cryer | Character: Whitehall messenger
Actor: Robert Sterne | Character: Whitehall guard
Actor: James Puddephatt | Character: Ther Merchant
Actor: Arthur Cox | Character: Westminster Abbey priest
Actor: Bruno Lastra | Character: Spanish Ambassador
Actor: Ella Barker | Character: Molly Fairfax
Actor: Julia Bridgeman | Character: Mary Cromwell
Actor: Katy Cross | Character: Cromwell's Middle Daughter
Actor: Jessica Hazel | Character: Cromwell's Eldest Daughter
Actor: John Whitby | Character: Soldier
Actor: Evie Wray | Character: Girl of the Court
Actor: Philip Widdicombe | Character: Personal Tailor to Oliver Cromwell

[Directors Group]
Name: Mike Barker | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Jenny Mayhew | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Jeff Abberley | Role: Producer
Name: Bradley Adams | Role: Producer
Name: John Chambers | Role: Producer
Name: Sara Giles | Role: Producer
Name: Grace Hartley | Role: Producer
Name: Scott Karol | Role: Producer
Name: Kevin Loader | Role: Producer
Name: Tony Miller | Role: Producer
Name: Tom Parkhouse | Role: Producer
Name: Christopher Petzel | Role: Producer
Name: Dougray Scott | Role: Producer
Name: Kathy Sykes | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Watson | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Webster | Role: Producer
Name: Rudolf G. Wiesmeier | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Richard G. Mitchell | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Eigil Bryld | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Guy Bensley | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Sarah Trevis | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Sophie Becher | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Sophie Becher | Role: Art Director
Name: Julia Castle | Role: Art Director
Name: James Foster | Role: Art Director
Name: Chris Lowe | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Penny Crawford | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: John Bloomfield | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Kevin Alexander | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Christine Blundell | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Pat Hay | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Nuria Mbomio | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Laura McIntosh | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Matthew Smith | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Lesa Warrener | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sarah Love | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Tom Crooke | Role: Production Manager
Name: Rachel Neale | Role: Production Manager
Name: Louise Seymour | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Phil Booth | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Carlos Fidel | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Richard Goodwin | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sallie Hard | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Candy Marlowe | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Eliot Mathews | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Alex Oakley | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Richard Styles | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Elaine Alderson | Role: Art Department
Name: Robert Allen | Role: Art Department
Name: Tony Chance | Role: Art Department
Name: Andy Evans | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Finlay | Role: Art Department
Name: Andrew Garnet-Lawson | Role: Art Department
Name: Mark Geeson | Role: Art Department
Name: Danny Hunter | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul Inglis | Role: Art Department
Name: Charlotte Leatherland | Role: Art Department
Name: Darryl Paterson | Role: Art Department
Name: Gary Pledger | Role: Art Department
Name: Ian Richards | Role: Art Department
Name: Barry Smalls | Role: Art Department
Name: Anthony Szuch | Role: Art Department
Name: Howard Weaver | Role: Art Department
Name: Tom Whitehead | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul Wiltshire | Role: Art Department
Name: Ian Zawadzki | Role: Art Department
Name: Rohan Harris | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Howard Bargroff | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Casali | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Cook | Role: Sound Department
Name: Colin Cooper | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Crozier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Gleaves | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Jay | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Maxwell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Martin Mayer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kath Pollard | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Seddon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alastair Sirkett | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ted Swanscott | Role: Sound Department
Name: Trevor Swanscott | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ian Wilson | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Stuart Brisdon | Role: Special Effects
Name: Dan Frye | Role: Special Effects
Name: Martin Geeson | Role: Special Effects
Name: Mark Haddenham | Role: Special Effects
Name: Graham Hills | Role: Special Effects
Name: Doug McCarthy | Role: Special Effects
Name: Jody Taylor | Role: Special Effects
Name: Mike Wild | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Jim Bowers | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Richard Briscoe | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ciaran Crowley | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Paul J. Franklin | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Pete Hanson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Nic Hodgkinson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alex Ireland | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Ishiguro | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Fay McConkey | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Charlie Noble | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Matthew Shaw | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Martin Hill | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mattias Lindahl | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Reg Wayment | Role: Stunts
Name: Leonard Woodcock | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Tim Battersby | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Borg | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Julian Bucknall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Charlie England | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Foster | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eugene Grobler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Simon Harding | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Higgins | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gary Hutchings | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dylan Jones | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wayne Leach | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Mcgivern | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jamie Mills | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Philip Sindall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Sinfield | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Laurie Sparham | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dean Thompson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Turner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martyn Welland | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sophie Wilson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Ann Beverley | Role: Costume Department
Name: Sue Bradbear | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ana Buckley | Role: Costume Department
Name: Anna Buckley | Role: Costume Department
Name: Vicky Clark | Role: Costume Department
Name: Lee Croucher | Role: Costume Department
Name: Philip Goldsworthy | Role: Costume Department
Name: Georgina Gunner | Role: Costume Department
Name: Tim Guthrie | Role: Costume Department
Name: Gordon Harmer | Role: Costume Department
Name: Janette Haslam | Role: Costume Department
Name: Garry Headford | Role: Costume Department
Name: Andrew Hunt | Role: Costume Department
Name: Michael Jones | Role: Costume Department
Name: Wei Liang | Role: Costume Department
Name: Maedhbh McMahon | Role: Costume Department
Name: Sophie Norinder | Role: Costume Department
Name: Deborah Phipps | Role: Costume Department
Name: Nicholas Roche-Gordon | Role: Costume Department
Name: Gwen Russell | Role: Costume Department
Name: Silvana Sacco | Role: Costume Department
Name: Margarethe Schmoll | Role: Costume Department
Name: Sarah Stammler | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ros Ward | Role: Costume Department
Name: Marion Weise | Role: Costume Department
Name: Lisa Ann Whitefoot | Role: Costume Department
Name: Peter Whiteman | Role: Costume Department
Name: Berenice Wright | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Marsha Bramwell | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Steve Mercer | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Michael Nollet | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ben Renton | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jason Wheeler | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Finlay Bradbury | Role: Location Management
Name: James Cooper | Role: Location Management
Name: Simon Crook | Role: Location Management
Name: Bill Darby | Role: Location Management
Name: Jonathan Hook | Role: Location Management
Name: Kevin Jenkins | Role: Location Management
Name: Martin Joy | Role: Location Management
Name: Steven Luker | Role: Location Management
Name: Angus More Gordon | Role: Location Management
Name: Emma Pill | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Becky Bentham | Role: Music Department
Name: Mark Berrow | Role: Music Department
Name: Isobel Griffiths | Role: Music Department
Name: Gerard McCann | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Price | Role: Music Department
Name: Amanda Street | Role: Music Department
Name: Warren Zielinski | Role: Music Department
Name: Rachel Bolt | Role: Music Department
Name: Allen Walley | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: James Bolton | Role: Production Department
Name: Francesca Castellano | Role: Production Department
Name: Heather Noble | Role: Production Department
Name: Andrew Tapper | Role: Production Department
Name: Wendy Zych | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Danielle Anaïse | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Sally Jones | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Gary Birmingham | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Martin Birmingham | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Lee Isgar | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Rob MacKnight | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Richard Magennis | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Mark Russell | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Danielle Anaïse | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen Bicknell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Linda Bowen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Katie Bullock-Webster | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sophie Burden | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Caroline Chapman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gavin Crabb | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matt Curtis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lisa De Brun | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Dent | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Martin Devis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Julia Finn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Henry Forsyth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Frank | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Luke Furlonger | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Geeson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicole Gregory | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Arthur Griggs | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rob Grundy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Kearney | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claire L. Kenny | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rachel King | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Massimo Lodolo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Catrina Luna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sheila Marshall | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Duncan McDevitt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Colin Mutch | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stephen Naulls | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sandra Nixon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ronnie Papaleo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sephira Salazar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jason Spalding | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alistair Thompson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jane Trower | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brigitte Ward-Holmes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: William Wells | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mike Wild | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Dennis Carrigan | Role: Thanks
Name: John Cornelius | Role: Thanks
Name: Dennis Lay | Role: Thanks
Name: Nick Lom | Role: Thanks
Name: Fred Milstein | Role: Thanks
Name: Jonathan Murphy | Role: Thanks
Name: Bernard Traynor | Role: Thanks
Name: Hugh Whittaker | Role: Thanks

Trailers

To Kill A King | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1996357913/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1996357913/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563557278224.mp4?Expires=1788283280&Signature=uaaDp9AWzs0jrmscco8CRNl5WPO2yUi8uGDQ2wVqfEzY9w9PyF7wjRYXEJ7gxvAzgH2sI2DUTA~brmTdIS5wVE25acKNXZmZBkBa~pTZWNejKwhLwBl9tFK0MvgRCnk9YPyNl-NtuJfdS4nVw3UvcH3vtiNMU4NRHNLgz1SDLsGn0cR80w6f6692yrHonN7ddPpXq98tglptFuBsBOebcXry3jkiH9hF-TaHjyDRIF0pwCmgm~UUyl7fLkMmdQMw7Y~FpVqUvrQay8wpS~8LqZfgBpa~fBwGiK-NxdGjcdPe4lXg~YCFeRJ1voHpH45hBRSlW9Eyq4jGpJcCMLsrkA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: 2003
France: May 15, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
Russia: May 15, 2003 (limited)
United Kingdom: May 16, 2003
Ireland: May 16, 2003
Germany: June 2003 (Emden Film Festival)
Russia: June 25, 2003 (Moscow Film Festival)
Portugal: July 18, 2003
Malta: August 20, 2003
South Africa: September 5, 2003
Greece: September 26, 2003
Russia: October 9, 2003
Kazakhstan: November 28, 2003
Bahrain: December 3, 2003
Finland: January 28, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Spain: February 6, 2004
Mexico: February 27, 2004 (Mexico City)
Kuwait: April 20, 2004
Latvia: May 28, 2004
China: June 5, 2004 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Sweden: September 15, 2009 (TV premiere)
Japan: July 22, 2012 (TV premiere)

Awards

Nominee | 2004 | BAFTA Awards | Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer | Jenny Mayhew, To Kill a King
Nominee | 2003 | Emden International Film Festival | Emden Film Award | Mike Barker, To Kill a King
Nominee | 2003 | Moscow International Film Festival | Golden St. George | Mike Barker, To Kill a King

Box Office

Spain: USD 169165
United Kingdom: USD 96766
Mexico: USD 301540
Period: Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2004 | Rank: 222 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 125 | Gross to date: USD 169165 | Interval gross: USD 169165 | Per theater average: USD 1353