Top billed cast

1. 

   Richard Burton

   King Henry VIII

2. 

   Geneviève Bujold

   Anne Boleyn

3. 

   Irene Papas

   Queen Catherine

4. 

   Anthony Quayle

   Wolsey

5. 

   John Colicos

   Cromwell

6. 

   Michael Hordern

   Thomas Boleyn

7. 

   Katharine Blake

   Elizabeth Boleyn

8. 

   Peter Jeffrey

   Norfolk

9. 

   Joseph O'Conor

   Fisher

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-04-04

Geneviève Bujold is on super form here as the manipulative and ambitious Anne. She captures the heart of the King (Richard Burton) and he proceeds to shake his kingdom to it's foundations in order to possess, then dispose of her. Even if you are not familiar with the story of Anne Boleyn, it is told here by way of a retrospective so we see right from the beginning that her goose is cooked. What ensures depicts how she rose to power, connived the downfall of many around her - most notably the Queen herself (Irene Papas) and Cardinal Wolsey (Anthony Quayle). With the help of a suitably obsequio...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• adultery
• england
• based on play or musical
• tudor
• king
• british history
• anne boleyn
• henry viii
• illicit affair
• 16th century
• british monarchy
• audacious
• ominous