Guy Fawkes (film)
1923 film
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Guy Fawkes is a 1923 British silent historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Nina Vanna and Hugh Buckler.[1] The film depicts the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 in which a group of plotters planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament. It was based on the 1840 novel Guy Fawkes by William Harrison Ainsworth.
| Guy Fawkes | |
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| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Written by | Alicia Ramsey |
| Starring | Matheson Lang Nina Vanna Hugh Buckler Shayle Gardner |
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| Distributed by | Stoll Pictures |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Matheson Lang - Guy Fawkes
- Nina Vanna - Viviana Ratcliffe
- Hugh Buckler - Robert Catesby
- Shayle Gardner - Humphrey
- Lionel d'Aragon - Earl of Salisbury
- Edward O'Neill - Father
- Jerrold Robertshaw - James I of England
- Robert English - Radcliffe
- Dallas Cairns - Mounteagle
- Pino Conti - Tresham
