England, My England
| England, My England | |
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| Directed by | NVC Arts (Worldwide) (UK ; VHS) |
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Running time | 153 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
England, My England is a 1995 British
Michael Ball, Simon Callow, Lucy Speed and Robert Stephens. It depicts the life of the composer Henry Purcell, seen through the eyes of a playwright in the 1960s who is trying to write a play about him.[1] It was written by John Osborne and Charles Wood.[2]
Cast
- Simon Callow ... Charles II
- Michael Ball ... Henry Purcell
- Mary II
- Lucy Speed ... Nell Gwyn
- Letitia Dean ... Lady Castlemaine
- Nina Young ... Frances Purcell
- John Shrapnel ... Samuel Pepys
- Robert Stephens ... John Dryden
- Captain Henry Cooke
- Bill Kenwright ... Bill
- Murray Melvin ... 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
- David Thomas... John Gostling
- James Saxon ... Vyner
- Michael John Wade ...Baron of Clifford and Chudleigh
- Brook Williams ... Priest
- Leslie Ashton ... Bishop
- David Spinx ... Smith
References
- ^ "England, My England (1995)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "England, My England". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
External links
- England, My England at IMDb
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