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Wikipedia article




'The Scarlet Blade' (released in the United States as 'The Crimson Blade') is a 1963 British adventure film directed by John Gilling and starring Lionel Jeffries, Oliver Reed, Jack Hedley and June Thorburn.

It is a period drama set during the English Civil War.

Plot



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 Hoodtype 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

* 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 Sgt. Grey

* Charles Houston as Drury

* Robert Rietti as King Charles I

* George Woodbridge as Towncryer


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