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The Private Life of Henry VIII

19336.4 / 1097 min
History, Drama

Overview

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!

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.

Cast

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Henry VIII

Robert Donat

Robert Donat

Thomas Culpeper

Franklin Dyall

Franklin Dyall

Thomas Cromwell

Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Wriothesley

Laurence Hanray

Laurence Hanray

Archbishop Cranmer

William Austin

William Austin

Duke of Cleves

John Loder

John Loder

Peynell

Claud Allister

Claud Allister

Cornell

Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

The French Executioner

Sam Livesey

Sam Livesey

The English Executioner

Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Anne Boleyn

Wendy Barrie

Wendy Barrie

Jane Seymour

Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

Anne of Cleves

Binnie Barnes

Binnie Barnes

Katherine Howard

Everley Gregg

Everley Gregg

Katherine Parr

Lady Tree

Lady Tree

The King's Nurse

Frederick Culley

Frederick Culley

Duke of Norfolk (uncredited)

Mark Daly

Mark Daly

Man (uncredited)

Toni Edgar-Bruce

Toni Edgar-Bruce

Spectator at Executions (uncredited)

Annie Esmond

Annie Esmond

The Cook's Wife (uncredited)

William Heughan

William Heughan

Kingston (uncredited)

Arthur Howard

Arthur Howard

Kitchen Helper (uncredited)

Judy Kelly

Judy Kelly

Lady Rochford (uncredited)

Wally Patch

Wally Patch

Butcher in Kitchen (uncredited)

Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

The King's Barber (uncredited)

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Man (uncredited)

John Turnbull

John Turnbull

Hans Holbein (uncredited)

Crew

Alexander Korda

Alexander Korda

Director

Osmond Borradaile

Osmond Borradaile

Camera Operator

Philip Lindsay

Philip Lindsay

Technical Advisor

Harold Young

Harold Young

Editorial Manager

David B. Cunynghame

David B. Cunynghame

Production Manager

Stephen Harrison

Stephen Harrison

Editor

John Armstrong

John Armstrong

Costume Design

Lajos Biró

Lajos Biró

Story

Ludovico Toeplitz

Ludovico Toeplitz

Producer

Geoffrey Boothby

Geoffrey Boothby

Assistant Director

Kurt Schröder

Kurt Schröder

Original Music Composer

Alexander Korda

Alexander Korda

Producer

Vincent Korda

Vincent Korda

Set Designer

Arthur Wimperis

Arthur Wimperis

Story

Arthur Wimperis

Arthur Wimperis

Scenario Writer

Georges Périnal

Georges Périnal

Director of Photography

A.W. Watkins

A.W. Watkins

Sound