Guy Fawkes is a 1923 British silent historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Nina Vanna and Hugh Buckler.[1] The film depicts the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 in which a group of plotters planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament. It was based on the 1840 novel Guy Fawkes by William Harrison Ainsworth.
Cast
- Matheson Lang - Guy Fawkes
- Nina Vanna - Viviana Ratcliffe
- Hugh Buckler - Robert Catesby
- Shayle Gardner - Humphrey
- Lionel d'Aragon - Earl of Salisbury
- Edward O'Neill - Father
- Jerrold Robertshaw - James I of England
- Robert English - Radcliffe
- Dallas Cairns - Mounteagle
- Pino Conti - Tresham
References
- ^ "Guy Fawkes (1923)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
External links
- Guy Fawkes at IMDb