The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

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!

NR 1933 · 97 min · ★ 6.4 · History, Drama

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second betrothed, executed on charges of treason, Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that wedded bliss also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the tyrannical king chooses German-born Anne of Cleves, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and so Henry's reign of spousal terror continues.

Directed by Alexander Korda · Written by Lajos Biró

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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
Merle Oberon Anne Boleyn
Wendy Barrie Jane Seymour

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