The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII

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!

6.4(85 votes)
1933
1h 37m
History
Drama

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.

Production

London Films Productions, United Artists

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

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