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19331h 37mNREnglish

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!

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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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DirectorAlexander Korda

Keywords

biographybased on true storytudorkingpre-codehenry viii16th centurybritish monarchy

Cast

Charles Laughton as Henry VIII

Charles Laughton

Henry VIII

Robert Donat as Thomas Culpeper

Robert Donat

Thomas Culpeper

Franklin Dyall as Thomas Cromwell

Franklin Dyall

Thomas Cromwell

Miles Mander as Wriothesley

Miles Mander

Wriothesley

Laurence Hanray as Archbishop Cranmer

Laurence Hanray

Archbishop Cranmer

William Austin as Duke of Cleves

William Austin

Duke of Cleves

John Loder as Peynell

John Loder

Peynell

Claud Allister as Cornell

Claud Allister

Cornell

Gibb McLaughlin as The French Executioner

Gibb McLaughlin

The French Executioner

Sam Livesey as The English Executioner

Sam Livesey

The English Executioner