---
title: 'Alfred the Great (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Clive Donner'
released: '1969-07-14'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/alfred-the-great-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064000/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Alfred the Great (1969)

1969 · 122 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Alfred the Great is a 1969 British epic historical drama film directed by Clive Donner and starring David Hemmings, Michael York, Prunella Ransome and Colin Blakely. It was written by James R. Webb and Ken Taylor. The film portrays Alfred the Great's struggle to defend the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Wessex from a Danish Viking invasion in the 9th century. David Hemmings starred in the title role.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Clive Donner](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-donner)
- **Screenplay:** [James R. Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-r-webb), [Ken Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-taylor), [Ken Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-taylor-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Raymond Leppard](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-leppard)
- **Producer:** [Bernard Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-smith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alex Thomson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-thomson)
- **Editor:** [Fergus McDonell](https://cinepixo.com/people/fergus-mcdonell)

## Cast

- [Julian Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-glover) as Athelstan
- [Robin Askwith](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-askwith) as Shepherd Boy
- [Barry Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-evans) as Ingild
- [Jim Norton](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-norton) as Thanet
- [Sinéad Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/sinead-cusack) as Edith
- [Julian Chagrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-chagrin) as Ivar Ragnarsson
- [John Rees](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-rees)
- [Colin Blakely](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-blakely) as Asser
- [Peter Blythe](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-blythe) as Eafa
- [Prunella Ransome](https://cinepixo.com/people/prunella-ransome) as Ealhswith
- [David Hemmings](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hemmings) as Alfred the Great
- [Alan Dobie](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-dobie) as Æthelred I
- [Vivien Merchant](https://cinepixo.com/people/vivien-merchant) as Freda
- [Michael Billington](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-billington) as Offa
- [Ian McKellen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mckellen) as Roger

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