Richard harris and sir alec guinness star in this sweeping, handsomely mounted epic drama recounting the battle which raged between the monarchy and a commoner over the very soul of great britain. In 17th century england, ambitious country gentleman oliver cromwell harris dared to challenge the political oppression and corruption which besieged his nation. Watching his power being usurped by a commoner, king charles i springs to challenge his adversary. One man will become absolute ruler the other will be executed. Rousing battle sequences, excellent lead and supporting performances from robert morley, dorothy tutin and timothy dalton, academy award winning costume design and spectacular photography by renowned cinematographer geoffrey unsworth cabaret, tess, make cromwell an outstanding historical drama in the tradition of braveheart. Running time 134 minutes region region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Read more about dvd formats. Subtitles arabic czech danish dutch english finnish french german hebrew hindi hungarian icelandic italian greek norwegian polish portuguese spanish swedish turkish release date 10 nov. 2003