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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! - The Private Life of Henry VIII
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Title: The Private Life of Henry VIII

Release Date: 17 Aug 1933

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: History, Drama

Director: London Films Productions, United Artists

Production Companies: London Films Productions, United Artists

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.3 (80 votes)

Cast

  • Henry VIII: Charles Laughton
  • Thomas Culpeper: Robert Donat
  • Thomas Cromwell: Franklin Dyall
  • Wriothesley: Miles Mander
  • Archbishop Cranmer: Laurence Hanray
  • Duke of Cleves: William Austin
  • Peynell: John Loder
  • Cornell: Claud Allister
  • The French Executioner: Gibb McLaughlin
  • The English Executioner: Sam Livesey
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