Alfred the Great

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Clive Donner

Writing Credits

James R. Webb
(story)
Ken Taylor
(screenplay) and
James R. Webb
(screenplay)
Eleanor Shipley Duckett
(uncredited)

Cast

David Hemmings
Alfred
Michael York
Guthrum
Prunella Ransome
Aelhswith
Colin Blakely
Asher
Ian McKellen
Roger
Peter Vaughan
Burrud
Alan Dobie
Ethelred
Julian Glover
Æthelstan
Vivien Merchant
Freda
Julian Chagrin
Ivar
Jim Norton
Thanet
John Rees
Cuthbert
Christopher Timothy
Cerdic
Peter Blythe
Eafa
Sinéad Cusack
Edith
Barry Evans
Ingild
Barry Jackson
Wulfstan
Henry Woolf
Wenda
Andy Bradford
Edwin
Keith Buckley
Hadric
Michael Billington
Offa
David Glaisyer
Olaf
Robin Askwith
Shepherd Boy
Eric Brooks
Brother Thomas
Alec Finn
King's Falconer
Trevor Jones
Sigurd
Ralph Nossek
Bishop

Produced by

Bernard Smith
producer

Music by

Raymond Leppard

Cinematography by

Alex Thomson

Editing by

Fergus McDonell

Casting By

John Merrick

Production Design by

Michael Stringer

Art Direction by

Ernest Archer

Set Decoration by

Patrick McLoughlin

Costume Design by

Jocelyn Rickards

Makeup Department

Alice Holmes
hair stylist
Tom Smith
makeup artist
Paul Engelen
assistant make-up (uncredited)

Production Management

Roy Parkinson
executive in charge of production
Hugh Harlow
unit manager (uncredited)
Jack Martin
unit manager (uncredited)
Lana Stephens
assistant to production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Brian Cummins
second unit director
Peter Price
assistant director
Brian W. Cook
second assistant director (uncredited)
Michael Stevenson
second assistant director (uncredited)
Neil Vine-Miller
first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department

Dave Coldham
plasterer foreman: Ireland
John Bodimeade
storyboard artist (uncredited)
Alan Cassie
draughtsman (uncredited)
Norman Dorme
assistant art director (uncredited)
Peter Howitt
scenic artist (uncredited)
Charlie Parfitt
props (uncredited)
Richard Rambaut
draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department

Allan Sones
sound editor
Cyril Swern
sound recordist
Bill Baldwin
boom operator (uncredited)
Ron Matthews
sound camera operator (uncredited)
J.B. Smith
dubbing mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

R.A. MacDonald
special effects (as Robert A. MacDonald)
Trevor Neighbour
special effects assistant (uncredited)

Stunts

Vic Armstrong
stunt double: Michael York (uncredited)
Tim Condren
stunts (uncredited)
Jack Cooper
stunt double & archery (uncredited)
Martin Grace
stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Lodge
stunts (uncredited)
Bronco McLoughlin
stunts (uncredited)
Paul Stader
stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Mike Fox
director of photography: third unit / second camera operator
Tony Spratling
camera operator
Jack Atcheler
director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Arkadi De Rakoff
clapper loader (uncredited)
James Devis
camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Norman Godden
camera maintenance (uncredited)
John Golding
clapper loader: second unit (uncredited)
Harvey Harrison
focus puller (uncredited)
Frank Wardale
gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

John Briggs
wardrobe master (uncredited)
Barbara Gillett
wardrobe mistress (uncredited)
Evangeline Harrison
assistant costume designer (uncredited)
Patty Pope
jewelry maker (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Nicholas Napier-Bell
assistant editor (uncredited)
Chris Ridsdale
second assistant editor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Josephine Knowles
continuity

Additional Crew

Michael Killanin
production associate
Paul Stader
battle master (as Paul Stadler)
Raymond Becket
production assistant (uncredited)
Julian Senior
production publicist (uncredited)
Friedrich von Ledebur
horse master (uncredited)
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