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Draft:List of English Civil War films

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Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of English Civil War. This list does not include documentaries, short films.[1]

Films

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1920 United Kingdom The Tavern Knight Maurice Elvey Adventure, History. Based on a novel The Tavern Knight.
1923 United States The Fighting Blade John S. Robertson Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War.
1923 United Kingdom The Royal Oak Maurice Elvey Drama, History. Based on the play The Royal Oak.
1933 United Kingdom A Royal Demand Gustav A. Mindzenti Drama.
1937 United Kingdom The Vicar of Bray Henry Edwards Drama, History.
1947 United States Forever Amber Otto Preminger
John M. Stahl
Adventure, Drama, Romance. Based on a novel Forever Amber.
1958 United Kingdom The Moonraker David MacDonald Action, Adventure, Drama, War. Based on the play The Moonraker.
1963 United Kingdom The Scarlet Blade John Gilling Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War.
1970 United Kingdom
United States
Cromwell Ken Hughes Biography, Drama, History, War. Oliver Cromwell
1975 United Kingdom Winstanley Kevin Brownlow
Andrew Mollo
Biography, Drama, War. Based on a novel Comrade Jacob. Gerrard Winstanley
1989 United Kingdom
France
Spain
The Return of the Musketeers Richard Lester Action, Adventure, Romance. Based on a novel Twenty Years After.
2003 United Kingdom
Germany
To Kill a King Mike Barker Biography, Drama, History, War. Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Fairfax.

Science fiction, fantasy, and horror

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1968 United Kingdom Witchfinder General Michael Reeves Drama, Horror. Based on a novel Witchfinder General. Matthew Hopkins
2013 United Kingdom A Field in England Ben Wheatley Drama, History, Horror, Mystery.
2017 Bulgaria
United Kingdom
Hex George Popov
Jonathan Russell
History, Horror, Thriller, War.

Television films

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1962 United Kingdom The Cruel Necessity Peter Dews Drama.

TV Series

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Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1955 United Kingdom The Children of the New Forest Adventure. Based on a novel The Children of the New Forest.
1957 United Kingdom The Gay Cavalier Lance Comfort
Terence Fisher
Adventure, Family. Claude Duval
1964 United Kingdom The Children of the New Forest Brandon Acton-Bond Adventure. Based on a novel The Children of the New Forest.
1966 United Kingdom Royalist and Roundhead
1977 United Kingdom The Children of the New Forest John Frankau Adventure. Based on a novel The Children of the New Forest.
1983-5 United Kingdom By the Sword Divided Drama, History, War.
1998 United Kingdom Children of the New Forest Andrew Morgan Drama, Family. Based on a novel The Children of the New Forest.
2008 United Kingdom
South Africa
The Devil's Whore Marc Munden Adventure, Drama, Romance, War. Edward Sexby
2022 United Kingdom The Witchfinder Gibbons brothers Comedy.

References

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  1. ^ "english-civil-war". imdb.