Edmund the Magnificent (2017)

Name: Edmund the Magnificent
Director: Ben Ockrent
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2017-03-01
Duration: 14 min
Cast: Ian McKellen, David Bradley, Mark Bonnar, Rebecca Front

Comedy

Director: Ben Ockrent

Cast: Ian McKellen, David Bradley, Mark Bonnar, Rebecca Front

Runtime14 min

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When news breaks that the county pig fete's being revived, the once-legendary Farmer decides to make one final roll of the dice - and invest his life savings in a thoroughbred piglet with which to breed new life back into his now dilapidated farm. But when he puts young Edmund out to breed and the lad abstains, the Farmer's forced on a journey that will challenge everything he thought he knew about pigs, love and the true value of life.

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Edmund the Magnificent is a 2017 comedy film directed by Ben Ockrent. While there are no available critical reviews or awards information, the film's plot about a farmer investing in a piglet to revive his farm suggests it may be a lighthearted, quirky tale that could find appeal with some audiences, though its overall reception is unclear without more data.

About

Edmund I or Eadmund I was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death in 946. He was the elder son of King Edward the Elder and his third wife, Queen Eadgifu, and a grandson of King Alfred the Great. After Edward died in 924, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Edmund's half-brother Æthelstan. Edmund was crowned after Æthelstan died childless in 939. He had two sons, Eadwig and Edgar, by his first wife Ælfgifu, and none by his second wife Æthelflæd. His sons were young children when he was killed in a brawl with an outlaw at Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire, and he was succeeded by his younger brother Eadred, who died in 955 and was followed by Edmund's sons in succession.