Alfred the Great

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Alfred the Great (1969)

Directed by Clive Donner

History · 2h 02m

While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the 9th century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows to take up arms against the invaders, leading the English Christians to fight for their country. Alfred soundly defeats the Danes and becomes a hero. But now, although Alfred still longs for the priesthood, he is torn between his passion for God and his lust for blood.

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Cast

David Hemmings Alfred Michael York Guthrum Prunella Ransome Aelhswith Colin Blakely Asher Ian McKellen Roger Peter Vaughan Burrud Alan Dobie Ethelred Julian Glover Shrdlu Vivien Merchant Freda Barry Jackson Wulfstan

Crew

Director
Clive Donner
Director of Photography
Mike Fox

Details

Release date
1969-10-08
Runtime
2h 02m
Genres
History
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Bernard Smith Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer