The Private Life of Henry VIII
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Charles Laughton gulps beer and chomps on mutton, in his first of many iconic screen roles, as King Henry VIII, the ultimate anti-husband. Alexander Korda’s first major international success is a raucous, entertaining, even poignant peek into the boudoirs of the infamous king and his six wives.
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Cast
- Charles Laughton
- Henry VIII
- Robert Donat
- Thomas Culpeper
- Franklin Dyall
- Thomas Cromwell
- Merle Oberon
- Anne Boleyn, the second wife
- Wendy Barrie
- Jane Seymour, the third wife
- Elsa Lanchester
- Anne of Cleves, the fourth wife
- Binnie Barnes
- Katherine Howard, the fifth wife
- Everley Gregg
- Katherine Parr, the sixth wife
- Lady Tree
- The King’s Nurse
Credits
- Director
- Alexander Korda
- Story and dialogue
- Lajos Biro
- Story and dialogue
- Arthur Wimperis
- Scenario
- Arthur Wimperis
- Cinematography
- Georges Périnal
- Editing
- Stephen Harrison
- Settings designed by
- Vincent Korda
- Music
- Kurt Schroeder
- Costumes
- John Armstrong
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