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The Cruel Necessity

Aug 3, 1962 · 1h 15m
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Drama
TV Movie

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A story of choices leading to redemption or further from it, set against a backdrop of human nature and societal constraints.

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CAST

Patrick Wymark
Oliver Cromwell
David William
King Charles I
Robin Wentworth
Bradshawe
Hilary Hardiman
Mrs Bradshawe
Noel Johnson
Sir Thomas Herbert
Julian Glover
Colonel Tomlinson
Patrick Garland
Henry Ireton
James Ottaway
Whalley
Directed by Peter Dews

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
BBC
Country
GB
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