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Royal Flash is a 1975 movie based on George MacDonald Fraser's second Flashman novel, Royal Flash. It starred Malcolm McDowell as Flashman. 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. It was directed by Richard Lester. Richard Lester (born January 19, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a UK based film director famous for his work with The Beatles. ...
George MacDonald Fraser (born 1926 in Carlisle, England) is a writer of Scottish descent. ...
Royal Flash is a 1975 movie based on George MacDonald Frasers second Flashman novel, Royal Flash. ...
George MacDonald Fraser (born 1926 in Carlisle, England) is a writer of Scottish descent. ...
Malcolm McDowell, circa 1974 Malcolm McDowell (born June 13, 1943) is an English actor. ...
Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his macho image on and off screen. ...
Alan Bates as butler in Gosford Park (2001) Sir Alan Arthur Bates CBE, (February 17, 1934 – December 27, 2003) was a British actor. ...
Florinda Bolkan (born 15 February 1941) is a Brazilian actress, working mostly in Italy. ...
Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ...
George MacDonald Fraser (born 1926 in Carlisle, England) is a writer of Scottish descent. ...
Cover of Flashman Book Cover: Flash For Freedom ! Brigadier-General Sir Harry Paget Flashman V.C. K.C.B. is a fictional character originally created by the author Thomas Hughes in his semi-autobiographical work Tom Browns Schooldays, first published in 1857. ...
Royal Flash is a 1975 movie based on George MacDonald Frasers second Flashman novel, Royal Flash. ...
Malcolm McDowell, circa 1974 Malcolm McDowell (born June 13, 1943) is an English actor. ...
Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his macho image on and off screen. ...
For alternative meanings: See Bismarck (disambiguation). ...
Alan Bates as butler in Gosford Park (2001) Sir Alan Arthur Bates CBE, (February 17, 1934 – December 27, 2003) was a British actor. ...
Florinda Bolkan (born 15 February 1941) is a Brazilian actress, working mostly in Italy. ...
Eliza Rosanna Gilbert (February 17, 1821 – January 17, 1861), better known by the stage name Lola Montez, was an Irish-born dancer and actress who became famous as the mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. ...
A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ...
Richard Lester (born January 19, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a UK based film director famous for his work with The Beatles. ...
The movie was not a commercial success. Possible reasons include that it came after several very well-received costume dramas, including The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers, as well as indifferent work by the director and problems with continuity. McDowell was also seen by Flashman fans as a poor choice for the role, despite his talents. Flashman is described repeatedly in the novels as a big, strong-looking man, swarthy enough to pass easily as an Afghan or a Quadroon. The Three Musketeers is a 1973 film with an all-star cast. ...
The Four Musketeers is the title of a 1974 Richard Lester film, which follows upon his film of the previous year, The Three Musketeers, and covers the second half of Dumass novel. ...
Quadroon describes a person with one quarter African or black ancestry. ...
The movie begins with Flashman making a patriotic speech to the boys of Rugby School framed by a giant Union Jack, in a scene which appears to be a parody of the opening sequence in the 1970 film Patton. The film then follows the plot of the book, which itself largely derives from The Prisoner of Zenda. Flashman is forced to impersonate a Danish prince who is about to marry a German princess by Otto von Bismarck, partly in revenge for Bismarck's humiliation at the hands of Flashman in London; Flashman stole Bismarck's mistress Lola Montez, then maneuvered him into boxing against a professional boxer, John Gully (played by Henry Cooper), at a house party. Bismarck does not wish the princess to marry a Dane, since this may tilt the balance on the Schleswig-Holstein Question and interfere with his plans for a united Germany. A view of Rugby School from the rear, including the playing field, where according to legend Rugby was invented Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby in Warwickshire, is one of the oldest public schools in the United Kingdom and is perhaps one of the top co-educational boarding...
Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Flag or Union Jack is the flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and was also used throughout the former British Empire. ...
Patton can refer to: George S. Patton, a US general. ...
The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, first published in 1894. ...
The term prince (the female form is princess), from the Latin root princeps, when used for a member of the highest aristocracy, has several fundamentally different meanings - one generic, and several types of titles. ...
For alternative meanings: See Bismarck (disambiguation). ...
Eliza Rosanna Gilbert (February 17, 1821 – January 17, 1861), better known by the stage name Lola Montez, was an Irish-born dancer and actress who became famous as the mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. ...
John Gully (August 21, 1783 - March 9, 1863), English sportsman and politician, was born at Wick, near Bath, the son of an innkeeper. ...
Sir Henry Cooper OBE, (born May 3, 1934), is a former British heavyweight boxer. ...
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External links Royal Flash at The Internet Movie Database The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about actors, movies, television shows, television stars and video games. ...
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