4.9
Dick Turpin
1974
Culloden (1964)
December 15, 19641h 9mEN
7.4
55 votes
Overview
Culloden, Scottish Highlands, April 16th, 1746. It was one of the most mishandled and brutal battles ever fought in Great Britain. Its aftermath was tragic. The men responsible for such a disaster must be exposed. The men, women and children who suffered because of it must be remembered.
Director
Peter WatkinsWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Gaelic
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
BBC
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Peter McGinn
6.0This must be one of the first docudramas around. They interview the battle participants and bystanders as in a documentary, but of course they are all actors since the battle took place in the 1700s. The film must mean more to the British and Scottish viewers than a mere Anglophile like myself, as it involves the last land battle fought on their soil and the final one of this clan uprising under the overrated Bonnie Prince Charlie. The show suggests that the Scottish strategy was deeply flawed to the point that the Prince’s own generals were mystified, and that it led not only to defeat…
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