< Alfred the Great (1969)

MOVIE | 2h 2m | Open in IMDB | WL | ? / 6.2 (1_276)

Drama, History, War | In 9th century England, Alfred abandons his path to priesthood to fight Danish invaders, leading English Christians to victory. Though successful, he struggles between religious devotion and warrior bloodlust.

• Director: Clive Donner
• Writer: James R. Webb
• Writer: Ken Taylor
• Writer: Eleanor Shipley Duckett
• David Hemmings (28) - Alfred
• Michael York (27) - Guthrum
• Prunella Ransome (26) - Aelhswith
• Colin Blakely (39) - Asher
• Ian McKellen (30) - Roger
• Peter Vaughan (46) - Burrud
• Alan Dobie (37) - Ethelred
• Julian Glover (34) - Æthelstan
• Vivien Merchant (40) - Freda
• Julian Chagrin (29) - Ivar
• Jim Norton (31) - Thanet
• John Rees (42) - Cuthbert
• Christopher Timothy (29) - Cerdic
• Peter Blythe (35) - Eafa
• Sinéad Cusack (21) - Edith
• Barry Evans (26) - Ingild
• Barry Jackson (31) - Wulfstan
• Henry Woolf (39) - Wenda
• Andy Bradford (25) - Edwin
• Keith Buckley (28) - Hadric