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The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
Directed by Alexander Korda
“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!”
History, Drama · 1h 37m
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.
Cast
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
C
Claud Allister
Cornell
Gibb McLaughlin
The French Executioner
S
Sam Livesey
The English Executioner
Merle Oberon
Anne Boleyn
Wendy Barrie
Jane Seymour
Crew
- Director
- Alexander Korda
- Director of Photography
- Georges Périnal
- Original Music Composer
- Kurt Schröder
- Editor
- Stephen Harrison
- Producer
- Alexander Korda, Ludovico Toeplitz
Details
- Release date
- 1933-08-17
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- London Films Productions, United Artists
- Budget
- $100,000
- Box office
- $1,000,000