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The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

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!

Genre : Comedy, Drama, History, Romance

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Alexander Korda

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
Henry VIII
Robert Donat
Robert Donat
Thomas Culpeper
Franklin Dyall
Franklin Dyall
Thomas Cromwell
Miles Mander
Miles Mander
Wriothesley
Laurence Hanray
Laurence Hanray
Archbishop Cranmer
William Austin
William Austin
Duke of Cleves
John Loder
John Loder
Peynell
Claud Allister
Claud Allister
Cornell
Gibb McLaughlin
Gibb McLaughlin
The French Executioner
Sam Livesey
Sam Livesey
The English Executioner
Merle Oberon
Merle Oberon
Anne Boleyn
Wendy Barrie
Wendy Barrie
Jane Seymour
Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester
Anne of Cleves
Binnie Barnes
Binnie Barnes
Katherine Howard
Everley Gregg
Everley Gregg
Katherine Parr
Lady Tree
Lady Tree
The King's Nurse
Frederick Culley
Frederick Culley
Duke of Norfolk (uncredited)
Mark Daly
Mark Daly
Man (uncredited)
Toni Edgar-Bruce
Toni Edgar-Bruce
Spectator at Executions (uncredited)
Annie Esmond
Annie Esmond
The Cook's Wife (uncredited)
William Heughan
William Heughan
Kingston (uncredited)
Arthur Howard
Arthur Howard
Kitchen Helper (uncredited)
Judy Kelly
Judy Kelly
Lady Rochford (uncredited)
Wally Patch
Wally Patch
Butcher in Kitchen (uncredited)
Hay Petrie
Hay Petrie
The King's Barber (uncredited)
Terry-Thomas
Terry-Thomas
Man (uncredited)
John Turnbull
John Turnbull
Hans Holbein (uncredited)

Crews

Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
Director
Lajos Biró
Lajos Biró
Story
Arthur Wimperis
Arthur Wimperis
Story
Arthur Wimperis
Arthur Wimperis
Scenario Writer
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
Producer
Ludovico Toeplitz
Ludovico Toeplitz
Producer
Kurt Schröder
Kurt Schröder
Original Music Composer
Georges Périnal
Georges Périnal
Director of Photography
Stephen Harrison
Stephen Harrison
Editor
John Armstrong
John Armstrong
Costume Design
David B. Cunynghame
David B. Cunynghame
Production Manager
Geoffrey Boothby
Geoffrey Boothby
Assistant Director
Vincent Korda
Vincent Korda
Set Designer
A.W. Watkins
A.W. Watkins
Sound
Osmond Borradaile
Osmond Borradaile
Camera Operator
Philip Lindsay
Philip Lindsay
Technical Advisor
Harold Young
Harold Young
Editorial Manager

Posters and backgrounds

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