
Anne of the Thousand Days(1969)
Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.


“HE GAVE HIS WIVES A PAIN IN THE NECK, And did his necking with an axe. Henry, the Eighth Wonder of the World! And this picture...the wonder of all time!”
Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.

Charles Laughton
Henry VIII

Robert Donat
Thomas Culpeper

Franklin Dyall
Thomas Cromwell

Miles Mander
Wriothesley

Laurence Hanray
Archbishop Cranmer

William Austin
Duke of Cleves

John Loder
Peynell

Claud Allister
Cornell

Gibb McLaughlin
The French Executioner
Sam Livesey
The English Executioner
The Private Life of Henry VIII is a history, drama film released in 1933 exploring themes of biography, based on true story, tudor, king, pre-code, henry viii. Directed by Alexander Korda, it stars Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Franklin Dyall. Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.
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