Introduction
The Scarlet Blade (released in the United States as The Crimson Blade) is a 1963 British adventure film directed by John Gilling for Hammer Film Productions.
It is a period drama set during the English Civil War and stars Oliver Reed and Lionel Jeffries.
Outline
When King Charles I is captured by Roundhead forces led by the tyrant Colonel Judd and his right-hand man Captain Sylvester, it is up to a band of locals loyal to the King led by a Robin Hood–type character named the Scarlet Blade to try to rescue him.
They are helped by Judd’s daughter Claire who secretly helps them in defiance of her father.
Cast
- Lionel Jeffries as Colonel Judd.
- Oliver Reed as Captain Tom Sylvester.
- Jack Hedley as Edward Beverley, the Scarlet Blade.
- Robert Rietti as King Charles I.
- June Thorburn as Claire Judd.
- Michael Ripper as Pablo.
- Harold Goldblatt as Jacob.
- Duncan Lamont as Major Bell.
- Clifford Elkin as Philip Beverley.
- Suzan Farmer as Constance Beverley.
- John Harvey as Sergeant Grey.
- Charles Houston as Drury.
Production & Filming Details
- Director(s): John Gilling.
- Producer(s): Anthony Nelson Keys.
- Writer(s): John Gilling.
- Music: Gary Hughes.
- Cinematography: Jack Asher.
- Editor(s): John Dunsford.
- Production: Hammer Films.
- Distributor(s): Warner-Pathe (UK) and Columbia Pictures (US).
- Release Date: September 1963 (UK) and March 1964 (US).
- Running Time: 83 minutes.
- Country: UK.
- Language: English.
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