The Scarlet Blade
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| Directed by | John Gilling |
| Produced by | Anthony Nelson Keys |
| Written by | John Gilling |
| Starring |
Jack Hedley Lionel Jeffries Oliver Reed June Thorburn |
| Music by | Gary Hughes |
| Cinematography | Jack Asher |
| Edited by | John Dunsford |
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| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé (UK) Columbia Pictures (USA) |
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83 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Scarlet Blade (released in the United States as The Crimson Blade) is a 1963 British adventure film directed by John Gilling for Hammer Film Productions.
It is a period drama set during the English Civil War and stars Oliver Reed and Lionel Jeffries.
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 to try to rescue him. They are helped by Judd's daughter Claire who secretly helps them in defiance of her father.
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