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13/07/1972 Drama, History 2h 5m
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Overview

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.

  1. Waris Hussein

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Keith Michell

    Henry VIII

  2. Donald Pleasence

    Thomas Cromwell

  3. Charlotte Rampling

    Anne Boleyn

  4. Jane Asher

    Jane Seymour

  5. Brian Blessed

    Suffolk

  6. Michael Gough

    Norfolk

  7. Barbara Leigh-Hunt

    Catherine Parr

  8. Jenny Bos

    Anne of Cleves

  9. Lynne Frederick

    Catherine Howard

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-05-28
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 locati...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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