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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. PlotWhen 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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