Guy Fawkes (film)
Encyclopedia
Guy Fawkes is a 1923 British
historical film directed by Maurice Elvey
and starring Matheson Lang
, Nina Vanna
and Hugh Buckler
. The film depicts the Gunpowder plot
of 1605 in which a group of plotter planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
historical film directed by Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey was the most prolific film director in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year....
and starring Matheson Lang
Matheson Lang
Matheson Alexander Lang was a Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays.-Biography:...
, Nina Vanna
Nina Vanna
Nina Yasikova Kind Hakim Provatoroff, known by her stage name of Nina Vanna , was a Russian-born British film actress who appeared in a number of films during the 1920s....
and Hugh Buckler
Hugh Buckler
Hugh Buckler was a British actor. He was the father of the actor John Buckler, with whom he was in a fatal road accident in 1936.-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * The Lure of Crooning Water...
. The film depicts the Gunpowder plot
Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby.The plan was to blow up the House of...
of 1605 in which a group of plotter planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
Cast
- Matheson LangMatheson LangMatheson Alexander Lang was a Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays.-Biography:...
... Guy FawkesGuy FawkesGuy Fawkes , also known as Guido Fawkes, the name he adopted while fighting for the Spanish in the Low Countries, belonged to a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.Fawkes was born and educated in York... - Nina VannaNina VannaNina Yasikova Kind Hakim Provatoroff, known by her stage name of Nina Vanna , was a Russian-born British film actress who appeared in a number of films during the 1920s....
... Viviana Ratcliffe - Hugh BucklerHugh BucklerHugh Buckler was a British actor. He was the father of the actor John Buckler, with whom he was in a fatal road accident in 1936.-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * The Lure of Crooning Water...
... Robert CatesbyRobert CatesbyRobert Catesby , was the leader of a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.... - Shayle GardnerShayle Gardner-Selected filmography:* St. Elmo * The Chinese Bungalow * The Three Passions * Three Live Ghosts * Disraeli * The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu * The Lodger * The Love Test...
... Humphrey - Lionel d'AragonLionel d'Aragon-Selected filmography:* Guy Fawkes * Lily of the Alley * Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight * The Virgin Queen * Mist in the Valley...
... Earl of Salisbury - Edward O'NeillEdward O'Neill (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * A Fortune at Stake * Darby and Joan * The Mirage * The Barton Mystery * General John Regan * Guy Fawkes * Don Quixote...
... Father - Jerrold RobertshawJerrold Robertshaw-Selected filmography:* The Wandering Jew * Should a Doctor Tell? * Guy Fawkes * Don Quixote * The Arab * She * A Royal Divorce * Huntingtower * Tommy Atkins...
... James I of EnglandJames I of EnglandJames VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603... - Robert EnglishRobert English (actor)Robert English was a British actor born 2nd December 1878.Robert English was born in Cheltenham, Gloucester, England, UK. He served in the South African War and also in World War I. He held the D.S.O. and Croix de Guerre and retired as Lieutenant Colonel, which helped him play military roles in a...
... Radcliffe - Dallas CairnsDallas Cairns-Selected filmography:* Guy Fawkes * The Royal Oak * The York Mystery * Rodney Fails to Qualify * Sally Bishop * Pearl of the South Seas...
... Mounteagle - Pino Conti ... Tresham