Royal Flash

"See Capt. Harry Flashman surrender his way to victory!"

Oct 11 1975 PG 1h 42m
Adventure, Comedy, History

Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he meets a pair of devious nobles with their own agenda. At their urging, Flashman agrees to re-create himself as a bogus Prussian nobleman to woo a beautiful duchess. But the half-baked plan quickly comes unraveled, and he's soon on the run from several new enemies who are all calling for the rapscallion's head.

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Plot

Captain Harry Flashman (Malcolm McDowell) of the British Army is a cad, a coward, and a lecher who always seems to come off inadvertently heroic. While romancing renowned courtesan Lola Montez (Florinda Bolkan), Harry is recruited against his will by Otto Von Bismarck (Oliver Reed) to substitute for a look-a-like Prussian Prince ostensibly in order to help Bismarck enlarge his hold over German duchies. But Bismarck has something more sinister in mind for Harry and the Prince.

Written by

George MacDonald Fraser, Thomas Hughes

Directed by

Richard Lester

Cast

Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates, Florinda Bolkan

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

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