Directed by:
Richard LesterScreenplay:
George MacDonald FraserCinematography:
Geoffrey UnsworthComposer:
Ken ThorneCast:
Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates, Florinda Bolkan, Oliver Reed, Tom Bell, Joss Ackland, Christopher Cazenove, Lionel Jeffries, Alastair Sim, Michael Hordern (more)Plots(1)
Based on the popular series of Flashman novels by George MacDonald Fraser, Royal Flash tells the epic tale of the cowardly Captain Harry Flashman (famous for bullying Tom Brown in Tom Brown's Schooldays) a would-be playboy and socialite, except he doesn't have the money or the breeding. Seeing a short cut to the society crowd, Flashman agrees to Otto Von Bismarck's scheme to impersonate a Prussian prince and marry a duchess. But when the scheme goes awry, Flashman finds himself escaping via the European wars, in which his cowardliness gets mistaken for military bravery. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Malcolm McDowell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/230/160230800_46c0da.jpg)
Malcolm McDowell
UK
Best movies:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Long Ago Tomorrow (1971)
![Alan Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267938_4141af.jpg)
Alan Bates
UK
Best movies:
The Rose (1979)
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
![Florinda Bolkan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/656/165656670_822afe.jpg)
Florinda Bolkan
Brazil
Best movies:
Dem Mörder verfallen - Eine Frau in Gefahr (1999) (TV movie)
Una breve vacanza (1973)
The Last Valley (1971)
![Oliver Reed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267630_78adbe.jpg)
Oliver Reed
UK
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Trap (1966)
![Tom Bell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188361_f70a94.gif)
Tom Bell
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV movie)
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV movie)
![Joss Ackland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/037/165037480_961244.jpg)
Joss Ackland
UK
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
![Christopher Cazenove](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272329_17a66a.jpg)
Christopher Cazenove
UK
Best movies:
Julius Caesar (1970)
Zulu Dawn (1979)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
![Lionel Jeffries](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/590/161590436_afb3cd.jpg)
Lionel Jeffries
UK
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
The Nun's Story (1959)
The 13 Chairs (1969)
![Alastair Sim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948808_9133af.jpg)
Alastair Sim
UK
Best movies:
An Inspector Calls (1954)
A Christmas Carol (1951)
Stage Fright (1950)
![Michael Hordern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/527/161527020_25ef13.jpg)
Michael Hordern
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Shogun (1980) (series)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
![Britt Ekland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271819_d4ae2d.jpg)
Britt Ekland
Sweden
Best movies:
Baxter! (1973)
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Double Man (1967)
![Richard Pearson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/407/158407024_4d60f2.jpg)
Richard Pearson
UK
Best movies:
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975)
Columbo (1971) (series)
A Christmas Carol (1951)
![Bob Hoskins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/236/164236169_48a1b3.jpg)
Bob Hoskins
UK
Best movies:
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Brazil (1985)
![David Jason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188241_9e3368.jpg)
David Jason
UK
Best movies:
Hogfather (2006) (TV movie)
The Water Babies (1978)
The Colour of Magic (2008) (TV movie)
![John Stuart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271479_6cecbc.jpg)
John Stuart
UK
Best movies:
The Magic Box (1951)
Superman (1978)
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
![Bob Peck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/532/161532024_e463de.jpg)
Bob Peck
UK
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
Lord of the Flies (1990)
The Miracle Maker (2000)
![Roger Hammond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/116/160116672_427531.jpg)
Roger Hammond
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987) (TV movie)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Rula Lenska
UK
Best movies:
Jesus (1979)
Royal Flash (1975)
The Seven Dials Mystery (1982) (TV movie)
Arthur Brough
UK
Best movies:
The Green Man (1956)
Royal Flash (1975)
![Noel Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443964_ad4dc7.jpg)
Noel Johnson
UK
Best movies:
The Great Train Robbery (1978)
Frenzy (1972)
Withnail and I (1987)