England, My England (1995) - film review

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England, My England is a British film first released in 1995, directed by Tony Palmer. The film stars Simon Callow, Michael Ball Purcell, Rebecca Front, Lucy Speed and Letitia Dean. Our overall rating for this film is: very good.

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Director: Tony Palmer
Script: John Osborne, Charles Wood
Photo: Nicholas D. Knowland
Cast: Simon Callow (Charles II), Michael Ball (Henry (Harry) Purcell), Rebecca Front (Mary II), Lucy Speed (Nell Gwyn), Letitia Dean (Barbara Palmer (Lady Castlemaine)), Nina Young (Frances Purcell), John Shrapnel (Samuel Pepys), Robert Stephens (John Dryden), Terence Rigby (Captain Henry Cooke), Bill Kenwright (Bill), Murray Melvin (Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury), Corin Redgrave (William of Orange), John Fortune (Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon), Guy Henry (James II), Peter Woodthorpe (Kiffen), Edward Michie (Young Harry), Tom Shrapnel (Young Pelham), Antonia De Sancha (Louise), Constantine Gregory (Colonel Wharton), Rebecca Tremain (Catherine of Bragança), Vernon Dobtcheff (Dr. Spratt), Tim Newton (Harry Purcell Snr), Patricia Quinn (Elizabeth Purcell), Ben Soames (Older Pelham), Richard Wellings-Thomas (James Scott, Duke of Monmouth), Yeoman Joseph David (Garter King), David Thomas (John Gostling), James Saxon (Vyner), Michael John Wade (Thomas Clifford, Baron of Clifford and Chudleigh), Bernard Padden (Blackwell), Simon Flind (Draghi), Ellis Nadler (Engraver), Gabriel Costelloe (Harry as baby), Brook Williams (Priest), Kate Penning (Court Soprano), James Hicks (Blow), Leslie Ashton (Bishop), John Hibbs (Blacksmith), David Spinx (Smith), Humphrey Bangham (Lely)
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 153 min

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