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The Private Life of Henry VIII poster

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!

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.

Release: 1933-08-17
Runtime: 97 min
Rating: 6.4 / 10
Cast
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
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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)
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Mark Daly
Man (uncredited)