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Sir Edward Coke SL PC ( /ˈkʊk/, formerly /ˈkuːk/; 1 February 1552 – 3 September 1634) was an English barrister, judge and politician considered to be the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Born into a middle class family, Coke was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge before leaving to study at the Inner Temple, where he was called to the Bar on 20 April 1578. As a barrister he took part in several notable cases, including Slade's Case, before earning enough political favour to be returned to Parliament, where he served first as Solicitor General and then as Speaker of the House of Commons. Following a promotion to Attorney General he led the prosecution in several notable cases, including Robert Devereux, Sir Walter Raleigh and the Gunpowder Plot conspirators. As a reward for his services he was first knighted, and then made Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
Actors: Richard Harris (actor), John Scott (composer), Jenny Agutter (actress), Anthony Quayle (actor), Glenda Jackson (actress), Ian Richardson (actor), Peter Vaughan (actor), Nigel Hawthorne (actor), Neil Dickson (actor), Melvyn Hayes (actor), Frank Finlay (actor), Joan Hickson (actress), Barry Foster (actor), Patrick Dromgoole (producer), Ben Aris (actor),
Plot: In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel: evil and good. And thus begins the life of Sham. He is a gift to the King of France, through a series of adventures with his faithful stable boy, Agba, he becomes the Godolphin Arabian, the founder of one of the greatest thoroughbred racing lines of all time.
Keywords: based-on-novel, horse, independent-film