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To Kill a King ()

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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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Cast

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Oliver Cromwell
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Sir Thomas Fairfax
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Lady Anne Fairfax
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Denzil Holles
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Lord de Vere
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Cousin Henry
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James
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Sergeant Joyce
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Earl of Whitby
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King Charles I
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Boy at Naseby
Jake Nightingale ...
Colonel Pride
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Young Royalist prisoner
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Messenger at Naseby
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King's guard
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Little
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Abraham
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Lady Margaret
Patricia Kerrigan ...
Mrs. Cromwell
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Richard Cromwell (as John-Paul Macleod)
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Digby
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Lady Whitby
Liam McKenna ...
Guard at safe-house
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Tom's maid
Oliver Fox ...
The Earl of York
Neil Howman ...
Doubter
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Royalist
Iain Rogerson ...
Man at execution
Andrew Cryer ...
Whitehall messenger
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Whitehall guard
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Ther Merchant
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Westminster Abbey priest
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Spanish Ambassador
Ella Barker ...
Molly Fairfax
Julia Bridgeman ...
Mary Cromwell
Katy Cross ...
Cromwell's Middle Daughter
Jessica Hazel ...
Cromwell's Eldest Daughter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Soldier
Evie Wray ...
Girl of the Court
Philip Widdicombe ...
Personal Tailor to Oliver Cromwell (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mike Barker

Written by

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Jenny Mayhew ... (writer)

Produced by

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Jeff Abberley ... executive producer
Bradley Adams ... associate producer
John Chambers ... executive producer
Sara Giles ... associate producer
Grace Hartley ... executive producer
Scott Karol ... executive producer
Kevin Loader ... producer
Tony Miller ... executive producer
Tom Parkhouse ... executive producer
Christopher Petzel ... executive producer
Dougray Scott ... associate producer
Kathy Sykes ... co-producer
Peter Watson ... executive producer
Paul Webster ... executive producer
Rudolf G. Wiesmeier ... executive producer

Music by

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Richard G. Mitchell

Cinematography by

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Eigil Bryld

Editing by

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Guy Bensley

Editorial Department

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Marsha Bramwell ... editor trainee
Steve Mercer ... first assistant editor
Michael Nollet ... assistant film editor
Ben Renton ... assistant editor
Jason Wheeler ... negative cutter

Casting By

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Sarah Trevis

Production Design by

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Sophie Becher

Art Direction by

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Sophie Becher
Julia Castle
James Foster
Chris Lowe

Set Decoration by

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Penny Crawford

Costume Design by

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John Bloomfield

Makeup Department

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Kevin Alexander ... makeup artist
Christine Blundell ... makeup designer
Pat Hay ... makeup artist: Mr. Everett
Nuria Mbomio ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Laura McIntosh ... makeup artist
Matthew Smith ... special makeup effects artist
Lesa Warrener ... makeup artist
Sarah Love ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Tom Crooke ... unit manager
Rachel Neale ... unit production manager
Louise Seymour ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Phil Booth ... second assistant director
Carlos Fidel ... third assistant director
Richard Goodwin ... additional third assistant director
Sallie Hard ... second assistant director: re-shoots (as Sallie Anne Hard)
Candy Marlowe ... crowd second assistant director
Eliot Mathews ... third assistant director: reshoots
Alex Oakley ... assistant director: second unit
Richard Styles ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Elaine Alderson ... scenic artist
Robert Allen ... construction buyer
Tony Chance ... storyboard artist
Andy Evans ... construction coordinator
Michael Finlay ... painter
Luke Furlonger ... model maker
Andrew Garnet-Lawson ... scenic artist
Mark Geeson ... dressing prop / dressing props
Arthur Griggs ... dressing props
Danny Hunter ... prop master
Paul Inglis ... assistant art director
Charlotte Leatherland ... draughtsman (as Charles Leatherland)
Duncan McDevitt ... model maker
Colin Mutch ... stand-by props
Darryl Paterson ... prop storeman
Gary Pledger ... hod carpenter
Ian Richards ... stand-by painter
Barry Smalls ... stand-by carpenter
Anthony Szuch ... drapesman
Howard Weaver ... scenic artist
William Wells ... dressing props (as Billy Wells)
Tom Whitehead ... draughtsman
Paul Wiltshire ... painter
Ian Zawadzki ... stand-by painter (as Ian Richards)
Rohan Harris ... scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Howard Bargroff ... re-recording mixer
John Casali ... boom operator
Steve Cook ... sound supervisor
Colin Cooper ... adr recordist
David Crozier ... production sound mixer
Peter Gleaves ... adr mixer
Richard Jay ... sound recordist: epk
Peter Maxwell ... re-recording mixer
Martin Mayer ... digital editor
Kath Pollard ... assistant sound re-recording mixer
James Seddon ... dolby consultant
Alastair Sirkett ... sound effects editor
Ted Swanscott ... adr mixer
Trevor Swanscott ... foley editor
Ian Wilson ... supervising sound editor

Special Effects by

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Stuart Brisdon ... special effects supervisor
Dan Frye ... special effects technician
Martin Geeson ... special effects technician
Mark Haddenham ... special effects senior technician
Graham Hills ... special effects technician
Doug McCarthy ... special effects technician
Jody Taylor ... special effects technician
Mike Wild ... armourer

Visual Effects by

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Jim Bowers ... digital matte painter
Richard Briscoe ... digital compositor
Ciaran Crowley ... digital compositor
Paul J. Franklin ... visual effects animator
Pete Hanson ... studio manager: Double Negative
Nic Hodgkinson ... compositor
Alex Ireland ... digital compositor
Yoko Ishiguro ... digital compositor
Fay McConkey ... visual effects producer
Charlie Noble ... visual effects supervisor
Matthew Shaw ... video editorial
Martin Hill ... visual effects (uncredited)
Mattias Lindahl ... visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Reg Wayment ... stunt performer
Leonard Woodcock ... stunt performer (as Len Woodcock)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Tim Battersby ... second assistant camera
Paul Borg ... gaffer: second unit
Julian Bucknall ... first assistant camera: "a" camera, main unit
Charlie England ... assistant camera
James Foster ... clapper loader
Eugene Grobler ... electrician
Simon Harding ... steadicam operator
John Higgins ... gaffer
Gary Hutchings ... key grip
Dylan Jones ... camera trainee
Wayne Leach ... rigging gaffer
Brian Mcgivern ... generator operator
Jamie Mills ... electrician
Philip Sindall ... camera operator
David Sinfield ... electrician
Laurie Sparham ... still photographer
Dean Thompson ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
John Turner ... electrician
Martyn Welland ... electrician
Sophie Wilson ... clapper loader: visual effects unit and second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ann Beverley ... assistant costume designer
Sue Bradbear ... costume maker
Ana Buckley ... costume department
Anna Buckley ... costume aging
Vicky Clark ... wardrobe assistant (as Vicci Clark)
Lee Croucher ... wardrobe assistant
Philip Goldsworthy ... wardrobe assistant (as Phil Goldsworthy)
Georgina Gunner ... wardrobe assistant
Tim Guthrie ... wardrobe assistant
Gordon Harmer ... wardrobe assistant
Janette Haslam ... costume maker
Garry Headford ... costume aging
Andrew Hunt ... wardrobe master
Michael Jones ... hat maker
Wei Liang ... chief costume maker (as Wei Qiang Liang)
Maedhbh McMahon ... wardrobe assistant
Sophie Norinder ... costume daily
Deborah Phipps ... costume maker / costumer
Nicholas Roche-Gordon ... wardrobe assistant (as Nick Roche-Gordon)
Gwen Russell ... costume maker
Silvana Sacco ... assistant costume breakdown artist
Margarethe Schmoll ... costume maker
Sarah Stammler ... costume maker
Ros Ward ... wardrobe buyer
Marion Weise ... costume supervisor
Lisa Ann Whitefoot ... costume maker
Peter Whiteman ... costume aging
Berenice Wright ... wardrobe assistant

Location Management

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Finlay Bradbury ... assistant location manager (as Finlay Pile)
James Cooper ... location marshall
Simon Crook ... location manager
Bill Darby ... location scout
Jonathan Hook ... assistant location manager
Kevin Jenkins ... location assistant
Martin Joy ... location manager
Steven Luker ... location manager: Oxford
Angus More Gordon ... location manager
Emma Pill ... location manager

Music Department

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Becky Bentham ... music supervisor
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin
Isobel Griffiths ... orchestra contractor
Gerard McCann ... music editor
Steve Price ... music recording engineer
Amanda Street ... soundtrack supervisor
Warren Zielinski ... musician: violin
Rachel Bolt ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Allen Walley ... musician: double bass (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Danielle Anaïse ... assistant continuity (as Danielle Roberts)
Sally Jones ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Gary Birmingham ... transportation coordinator
Martin Birmingham ... driver: cast
Lee Isgar ... driver: Olivia Williams
Rob MacKnight ... driver: unit minibus
Richard Magennis ... driver: prop runaround
Mark Russell ... driver: construction run around

Additional Crew

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Danielle Anaïse ... misc crew (as Danielle Roberts)
Karen Bicknell ... production guild trainee (as Karen Alder)
James Bolton ... production runner
Linda Bowen ... production accountant
Katie Bullock-Webster ... assistant to producer
Sophie Burden ... caterer
Francesca Castellano ... production coordinator
Caroline Chapman ... floor runner
Gavin Crabb ... caterer
Matt Curtis ... title designer
Lisa De Brun ... caterer
Steve Dent ... horse and carriage supplier
Julia Finn ... unit publicist
Henry Forsyth ... floor runner
Chris Frank ... assistant to executive producer
Nicole Gregory ... unit publicist
Rob Grundy ... armorer
John Kearney ... horse wrangler
Claire L. Kenny ... assistant accountant (as Claire Kenny)
Rachel King ... unit nurse
Catrina Luna ... assistant accountant
Sheila Marshall ... trainee: FT2
Stephen Naulls ... accounts assistant
Sandra Nixon ... production accountant
Heather Noble ... production runner
Ronnie Papaleo ... Horseman
Sephira Salazar ... assistant to director
Jason Spalding ... caterer
Andrew Tapper ... production runner (as Andy Tapper)
Alistair Thompson ... supervising production accountant
Jane Trower ... first assistant accountant
Brigitte Ward-Holmes ... post-production accountant
Wendy Zych ... assistant production coordinator
Ronnie Papaleo ... horseman (uncredited)
Mike Wild ... armourer (uncredited)

Thanks

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Dennis Carrigan ... special thanks
John Cornelius ... special thanks
Dennis Lay ... special thanks
Nick Lom ... special thanks
Fred Milstein ... special thanks
Jonathan Murphy ... special thanks
Bernard Traynor ... special thanks
Hugh Whittaker ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Taglines It takes a traitor and a hero... See more »
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Also Known As
  • Cromwell & Fairfax (United Kingdom)
  • La mort d'un roi (France)
  • Matar a un rey (Spain)
  • 叛徒与英雄 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 处死国王 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 102 min
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Box Office

Budget $14,300,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United Kingdom GBP59,701, 18 May 2003

Did You Know?

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Trivia The execution of King Charles I was filmed on the exact same day the actual execution took place some 300 years earlier. See more »
Goofs In the opening sequence, Fairfax shoots the sword out of the hand of Cromwell's assassin with a flintlock pistol at about 30 yards range. Such pistols had no rifling at that period and were incapable of nowhere near such accuracy, even in the hands of an expert. To shoot at that range Fairfax would have been more likely to have hit the assassin. Also the bullet struck sparks from the sword hilt when it hit. This is impossible as the bullet would have been a soft lead ball and incapable of creating a spark. See more »
Quotes Denzil Holles: At last we all can sleep soundly, knowing that for once the King cannot impose a new tax on us in the morning.
Sir Thomas Fairfax: You make it sound as if you fought the war only to save your profits, Holles!
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