Summary
Trial by Combat is a British comedy thriller film first released in 1976,
directed by Kevin Connor.
The film stars John Mills, Donald Pleasence, Barbara Hershey, David Birney and Margaret Leighton.
It has also been released under the title: A Choice of Arms.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Kevin Connor
- Script: Julian Bond, Paul M. Heller, Terry Marcel, Steven Rossen, Mitchell Smith, Fred Weintraub
- Photo: Alan Hume
- Music: Frank Cordell
- Cast: John Mills (Colonel Bertie Cook), Donald Pleasence (Sir Giles Marley), Barbara Hershey (Marion Evans), David Birney (Sir John Gifford), Margaret Leighton (Ma Gore), Peter Cushing (Sir Edward Gifford), Brian Glover (Sidney Gore), John Savident (Oliver Griggs – Police Commissioner), John Hallam (Sir Roger), Keith Buckley (Herald), Neil McCarthy (Ben Willoughby), Thomas Heathcote (Tramp), Bernard Hill (’Blind’ Freddie – beggar), Diane Langton (Ruby), Una Brandon-Jones (Martha Willoughby), Kevin Lloyd (Little Willie), Max Faulkner (Sir Harold Carslake), Bill Weston (Sir Anthony Beeson-White), Mike Horsburgh (Sir Thomas Hartwell), Roy Holder (William Renfield), Marc Harrison (Young John), John Bindon, Maurice Bush, Peter Childs, Brian Coburn, George A. Cooper, Romo Gorrara, Brian Hall, Alexander John, Harry Meacher, George Sweeney
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 88 min
- Aka: A Choice of Arms; Choice of Weapons; Dirty Knight’s Work
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