Film

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933 · 1h 37m · History · Drama

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!

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

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.

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

Claud Allister

Cornell

Gibb McLaughlin

The French Executioner

Sam Livesey

The English Executioner

Merle Oberon

Anne Boleyn

Wendy Barrie

Jane Seymour

Elsa Lanchester

Anne of Cleves

Binnie Barnes

Katherine Howard

Everley Gregg

Katherine Parr

Lady Tree

The King's Nurse

• Alexander KordaDirector · Producer
• Lajos BiróStory
• Arthur WimperisStory
• Ludovico ToeplitzProducer
• Georges PérinalDirector of Photography
• Kurt SchröderOriginal Music Composer
• Stephen HarrisonEditor

Release date

August 17, 1933

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

NR

Budget

$100,000

Revenue

$1,000,000

Genres

History, Drama

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