Culloden

1964

Action / Drama / History / War

12
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 90% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.7/10 10 1999 2K

bonnie prince charlie scotland british army highlander docudrama 18th century

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Plot summary

Culloden, Scottish Highlands, April 16th, 1746. It was one of the most mishandled and brutal battles ever fought in Great Britain. Its aftermath was tragic. The men responsible for such a disaster must be exposed. The men, women and children who suffered because of it must be remembered.

Director

Peter Watkins Photo
Peter Watkins

Top cast

Robert Oates Photo
Robert Oates as Pvt. Alexander Laing
Peter Watkins Photo
Peter Watkins as Field Interviewer
Tony Cosgrove Photo
Tony Cosgrove as Lt. Ward / Field Interviewer
Olivier Espitalier-Noel Photo
Olivier Espitalier-Noel as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
489 MB
956*720
English 2.0
12
Subtitles
25 fps
1 hr 9 min
Seeds 2
1.03 GB
1424*1072
English 2.0
12
Subtitles
25 fps
1 hr 9 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Peter McGinn 6 / 10

This must be one of the first docudramas

This must be one of the first docudramas around. They interview the battle participants and bystanders as in a documentary, but of course they are all actors since the battle took place in the 1700s. The film must mean more to the British and Scottish viewers than a mere Anglophile like myself, as it involves the last land battle fought on their soil and the final one of this clan uprising under the overrated Bonnie Prince Charlie. The show suggests that the Scottish strategy was deeply flawed to the point that the Prince’s own generals were mystified, and that it led not only to defeat but to practically a massacre, with 1200 deaths compared to 50 British soldiers. The movie also discusses the post-battle hunting down of upper clan survivors and families, leading to a rampage of rape and murder that would have done Hitler proud. Culloden has aged fairly well, retaining some interest even after over 50 years and despite it concerning a relatively minor battle in world history.
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Reviewed by jrarnold 9 / 10

Brilliant. Uncompromising. Brutal.

Brilliant. Uncompromising. Brutal. Seminal docudrama. Docudrama makes it sound pedestrian. It isn't.

I remember watching Culloden years ago on BBC2. The remorseless cannon fire, the savage battle and the immediacy of the action struck a cord. I picked up a copy of John Prebble's Culloden a couple of years after, in a second hand bookshop. Obtaining the book wasn't an automatic response to having watched the BBC film. I brought it without having the film in mind. That is what good film making is. Not a quick fix. More an experience.

A highly recommended watch.

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