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!

Categories: 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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1933-08-17
Run time: 97 minute / 1:37
Revenue: $1,000,000
Director: Alexander Korda
Production Companies : London Films Productions, United Artists
Production Country: United Kingdom

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Charles Laughton
as Henry VIII
Robert Donat
as Thomas Culpeper
Franklin Dyall
as Thomas Cromwell
Miles Mander
as Wriothesley
Laurence Hanray
as Archbishop Cranmer
William Austin
as Duke of Cleves
John Loder
as Peynell
Claud Allister
as Cornell
Gibb McLaughlin
as The French Executioner
Sam Livesey
as The English Executioner
Merle Oberon
as Anne Boleyn
Wendy Barrie
as Jane Seymour
Elsa Lanchester
as Anne of Cleves
Binnie Barnes
as Katherine Howard
Everley Gregg
as Katherine Parr
Lady Tree
as The King's Nurse
Frederick Culley
as Duke of Norfolk (uncredited)
Mark Daly
as Man (uncredited)
Toni Edgar-Bruce
as Spectator at Executions (uncredited)
Annie Esmond
as The Cook's Wife (uncredited)
William Heughan
as Kingston (uncredited)
Arthur Howard
as Kitchen Helper (uncredited)
Judy Kelly
as Lady Rochford (uncredited)
Wally Patch
as Butcher in Kitchen (uncredited)
Hay Petrie
as The King's Barber (uncredited)
Terry-Thomas
as Man (uncredited)
John Turnbull
as Hans Holbein (uncredited)
Directing
Alexander Korda Director

Camera
Osmond Borradaile Camera Operator

Crew
Philip Lindsay Technical Advisor

Editing
Harold Young Editorial Manager

Writing
Arthur Wimperis Story

Production
Alexander Korda Producer

Directing
Geoffrey Boothby Assistant Director

Art
Vincent Korda Set Designer

Writing
Arthur Wimperis Scenario Writer

Camera
Georges Périnal Director of Photography

Sound
A.W. Watkins Sound

Editing
Stephen Harrison Editor

Writing
Lajos Biró Story

Costume & Make-Up
John Armstrong Costume Design

Production
David B. Cunynghame Production Manager
Ludovico Toeplitz Producer

Sound
Kurt Schröder Original Music Composer





















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