Cromwell (film) Cromwell (film) Cromwell is a British 1970 historical drama film written and directed by Ken Hughes. It is based on the life of Oliver Cromwell, who rose to lead the Parliamentary forces during the later parts of the English Civil War and, as Lord Protector, ruled Great Britain and Ireland in the 1650s. It features an ensemble cast, led by Richard Harris as Cromwell and Alec Guinness as King Charles I, with Robert Morley as Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester and Timothy Dalton as Prince Rupert of the Rhine. The film received two Oscar nominations during the 43rd Academy
Dorothy Tutin in Peter Brook's film version of "The Beggar's Opera" (1953). Her next major film role was as Lucie in the film "A Tale of Two Cities" (1958), opposite Dirk Bogarde. She continued to divide her appearances among stage, TV and film, appearing in the title role of a television production of Jean Anouilh's "Antigone" (1969) and the film "Cromwell" (1970) as Queen Henrietta Maria, and then played Anne Boleyn in the BBC's series "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (also 1970), which starred Keith Michell in the title role. She also played Margot Asquith, the wife of Prime Minister H.H.