Movie: The Private Life of Henry VIII

Top 10 Billed 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

Sam Livesey
Sam Livesey

The English Executioner

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    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 Date

    1933-08-17

  • Average

    6.3

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
  • Tagline

    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!

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    English
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