''Guy Fawkes'' is a 1923 British
silent historical film
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...
directed by
Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors 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. He a ...
and starring
Matheson Lang
Matheson Alexander Lang (May 15, 1879 – April 11, 1948) 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
Lang w ...
,
Nina Vanna and
Hugh Buckler.
The film depicts the
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 by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby who sough ...
of 1605 in which a group of plotters planned to blow up the
Houses of Parliament
The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Informally known as the Houses of Parliament, the Palace lies on the north ban ...
. It was based on the 1840 novel ''
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes (; 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was born and educated ...
'' by
Harrison Ainsworth.
Cast
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Matheson Lang
Matheson Alexander Lang (May 15, 1879 – April 11, 1948) 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
Lang w ...
...
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes (; 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was born and educated ...
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Nina Vanna ... Viviana Ratcliffe
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Hugh Buckler ...
Robert Catesby
Robert Catesby (c. 1572 – 8 November 1605) was the leader of a group of English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Born in Warwickshire, Catesby was educated in Oxford. His family were prominent recusant Catholics, and ...
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Shayle Gardner
Shayle Gardner (22 August 1890 – 17 May 1945) was an actor from New Zealand actor.
Partial filmography
* '' The Indian Love Lyrics'' (1923)
* '' St. Elmo'' (1923)
* '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1926)
* ''Tommy Atkins'' (1928)
* '' Sailors Don't Ca ...
... Humphrey
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Lionel d'Aragon ... Earl of Salisbury
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Edward O'Neill ... Father
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Jerrold Robertshaw
Jerrold Robertshaw (28 March 1866, in Allerton, West Riding of Yorkshire – 14 February 1941, in London) was a British stage and film actor of the silent era.
Selected filmography
* ''Dombey and Son'' (1917)
* ''Build Thy House'' (1920)
* ...
...
James I of England
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until ...
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Robert English ... Radcliffe
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Dallas Cairns ... Mounteagle
* Pino Conti ... Tresham
References
External links
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1923 films
1920s historical films
British historical films
British silent feature films
Films set in the 1600s
1920s English-language films
Films directed by Maurice Elvey
Films set in London
British films based on actual events
Films based on British novels
Stoll Pictures films
Cultural depictions of Guy Fawkes
Cultural depictions of James VI and I
British black-and-white films
1920s British films
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