The Private Life of Henry VIII

Release Date: 1933-08-17

Overview: 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.

Rating: 6.391 / 10

Cast

Charles Laughton

as Henry VIII

Robert Donat

as Thomas Culpeper

Franklin Dyall

as Thomas Cromwell

Miles Mander

as Wriothesley

Laurence Hanray

as Archbishop Cranmer

Crew

Alexander Korda - Director
Osmond Borradaile - Camera Operator
Philip Lindsay - Technical Advisor
Harold Young - Editorial Manager
David B. Cunynghame - Production Manager

Reviews

CinemaSerf:

Charles Laughton well deserved his only Oscar for this wonderfully over the top, rumbustious portrayal of Henry VIII as he embarks on his infamous spree of wives. "Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, ...