- Royal Flash (film)
Infobox Film
name = Royal Flash
imdb_rating =
6.3/10 (332 votes)
director =Richard Lester
producer = Dennis O'DellDavid V. Picker
writer =George MacDonald Fraser
(based on the novel "Royal Flash " byGeorge MacDonald Fraser )
| starring =Malcolm McDowell
Oliver Reed
Alan Bates
Florinda Bolkan
distributor =20th Century Fox
released = October 1975
runtime = 102 min.
country =United Kingdom
language = English
music =
awards =
budget =
imdb_id = 0073639
|"Royal Flash" is a 1975
film based onGeorge MacDonald Fraser 's second Flashman novel, "Royal Flash ". It starredMalcolm McDowell as Flashman.Oliver Reed appeared in the role ofOtto von Bismarck ,Alan Bates as Rudi von Sternberg, andFlorinda Bolkan playedLola Montez . Fraser wrote thescreenplay and the film was directed byRichard Lester .Plot summary
The film begins with Flashman making a patriotic speech to the boys of
Rugby School framed by a giantUnion Flag , in a scene which appears to be a parody of the opening sequence in the 1970 film "Patton". The film then follows the plot of the book, which itself largely derives from "The Prisoner of Zenda ". Flashman is forced to impersonate a Danishprince who is about to marry a German princess byOtto von Bismarck , partly in revenge for Bismarck's humiliation at the hands of Flashman in London; Flashman stole Bismarck's mistressLola Montez , then manoeuvred him into boxing against a professional boxer,John Gully (played by Henry Cooper), at a house party. Bismarck does not wish the princess to marry a Dane, since this may tilt the balance on theSchleswig-Holstein Question and interfere with his plans for a united Germany.External links
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