Royal Flash (1975)

Directed by

Richard Lester

Genre

comedy film, adventure film, film based on a literary work

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A roguish British soldier gets tangled up in political schemes and duels in 19th century Europe. He faces off against a cunning German nobleman and a fiery dancer.

lightheartedfast-pacedswashbucklingwittyirreverentenergeticplayful

What happens

Royal Flash is a 1975 British adventure comedy film based on the second Flashman novel (of the same name, 1970) by George MacDonald Fraser. It stars Malcolm McDowell as Flashman. Additionally, Oliver Reed appeared in the role of Otto von Bismarck, Alan Bates as Rudi von Sternberg, and Florinda Bolkan played Lola Montez. Fraser wrote the screenplay and the film was directed by Richard Lester. Though it received good reviews for its performances and action scenes, Royal Flash had only a limited release in cinemas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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