The Private Life of Henry VIII

Alexander Korda
1933-08-17

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!
6.3
97 min

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.

Cast

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