

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!
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.
Cast

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
Storyline
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.
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