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Henry VIII and His Six Wives

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5.8/10 • 18

1972-07-132h 5m

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Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.

Directors
Waris Hussein
Editors
John Bloom

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  1. Keith Michell

    Keith Michell

    Henry VIII

  2. Donald Pleasence

    Donald Pleasence

    Thomas Cromwell

  3. Charlotte Rampling

    Charlotte Rampling

    Anne Boleyn

  4. Jane Asher

    Jane Asher

    Jane Seymour

  5. Brian Blessed

    Brian Blessed

    Suffolk

  6. Michael Gough

    Michael Gough

    Norfolk

  7. Barbara Leigh-Hunt

    Barbara Leigh-Hunt

    Catherine Parr

  8. Jenny Bos

    Jenny Bos

    Anne of Cleves

  9. Lynne Frederick

    Lynne Frederick

    Catherine Howard

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CinemaSerf

May 28, 2023

7/10

Based on the BBC drama series (and exec produced by a man who went on to run their drama department for a while) this is a good effort at recounting in two hours the lives and loves of Henry VIII over almost 40 years. Donald Pleasance is noteworthy as the odiously ambitious Thomas Cromwell and Charlotte Rampling as the even more ambitious Anne Boleyn. Keith Michell is an old hand at playing this part by now - his 4th time of asking; and he does it stylishly. The script is of it's time, and so a bit long-winded but otherwise this has held up well. Quite a bit is filmed outdoors and/or on location and so it has less of the sterile look of the television series; I expect the costumes are the same, though....

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
adulterylondon, englandbeheadingtudorperiod dramahistoricalanne boleynhenry viii16th centurymurder of a woman