The Twisted Tale Of Bloody Mary

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The Twisted Tale Of Bloody Mary (2008)

Directed by Chris Barnard

Drama, History · 1h 44m

She was loved, she was a princess, heir to the throne - but the childhood fairytale turned to lifelong nightmare for Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's first child. When Henry divorced her mother and married Anne Boleyn, Mary became an outcast and a threat to the Protestant succession. By a twist of fate, on the death of her brother, she became queen at last in 1553, but her attempts to make England Catholic again were a disaster for her and the country. History has called her "Bloody Mary" for the burning of the Protestants, but how fair is this? This film paints another picture, of a woman true to her beliefs, pushed towards a terrible psychological disintegration.

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Cast

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Miranda French Mary Tudor Simon Kirke Dudley
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Jorge Balça Philip of Spain
J
Jason Sharp Henry VIII
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Lizzie Rees Young Mary (as Elizabeth Rees) Sarah Finigan Servant
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Lisa Marie Kennedy Anne Boleyn
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Sean Rees Ambassador Renard Glenn Salvage Norfolk Noble Aubrey Wakeling Duke of Norfolk
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Burtie Welland Thomas Cromwell

Crew

Director
Chris Barnard
Editor
Mark Snashall

Details

Release date
2008-07-03
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama, History
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Countries
United Kingdom