Royal Flash (film)

Royal Flash
Royal Flash
Directed by	Richard Lester
Screenplay by	George MacDonald Fraser
Based on	the novel by George MacDonald Fraser
Produced by	Denis O'Dell; David V. Picker
Starring	Malcolm McDowell; Oliver Reed; Florinda Bolkan; Alan Bates
Cinematography	Geoffrey Unsworth
Production; company	Two Roads Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	15 August 1975 (London); 11 October 1975 (UK);
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$US4,040,000

Royal Flash is a 1975 British adventure comedy film based on the second Flashman novel (of the same name, 1970) by George MacDonald Fraser. It stars Malcolm McDowell as Flashman. Additionally, Oliver Reed appeared in the role of Otto von Bismarck, Alan Bates as Rudi von Sternberg, and Florinda Bolkan played Lola Montez. Fraser wrote the screenplay and the film was directed by Richard Lester.

Though it received good reviews for its performances and action scenes, Royal Flash had only a limited release in cinemas.

^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p257