The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

90 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, History | Aug. 17, 1933

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.

The Private Life of Henry VIII

90 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, History | Aug. 17, 1933

The Private Life of Henry VIII
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers United Artists, London Film Productions
Original title The Private Life of Henry VIII
Directors Geoffrey Boothby, Alexander Korda
Writers Arthur Wimperis, Lajos BirĂ³

Cast

Charles Laughton

as Henry VIII

Robert Donat

as Thomas Culpeper

Franklin Dyall

as Thomas Cromwell

Miles Mander

as Wriothesley

Laurence Hanray

as Archbishop Cranmer

William Austin

as Duke of Cleves

John Loder

as Peynell

Claud Allister

as Cornell

Gibb McLaughlin

as The French Executioner

Sam Livesey

as The English Executioner

Merle Oberon

as Anne Boleyn

Wendy Barrie

as Jane Seymour

Elsa Lanchester

as Anne of Cleves

Binnie Barnes

as Katherine Howard

Everley Gregg

as Katherine Parr

Lady Tree

as The King's Nurse

Frederick Culley

as Duke of Norfolk (uncredited)

Mark Daly

as Man (uncredited)

Toni Edgar-Bruce

as Spectator at Executions (uncredited)

Annie Esmond

as The Cook's Wife (uncredited)

William Heughan

as Kingston (uncredited)

Arthur Howard

as Kitchen Helper (uncredited)

Judy Kelly

as Lady Rochford (uncredited)

Wally Patch

as Butcher in Kitchen (uncredited)

Hay Petrie

as The King's Barber (uncredited)

Terry-Thomas

as Man (uncredited)

John Turnbull

as Hans Holbein (uncredited)