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The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

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Starring (View all)
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


Written by
Arthur Wimperis Arthur Wimperis
(story and dialogue)


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9 years, 3 months ago at Jan 27 2:33
I love it. Tough, intelligent, funny, but not too harsh on fat Henry. Vivid support roles (Lanchaster is excellent negotiaiting his marriage), everybody is dignified in the last moment, and that includes Henry, of course. Wonderful scenes in the sweatty kitchen, as a prelude for the best Laughton monologues.

A good movie

3 months, 2 weeks ago at Jan 12 9:40
To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation (it is included in the ‘The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made’ list selected by the New York Times, among other things), I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I thought the damned thing was rather messy. In my opinion, it seemed rather foolish to try to cover 5 of... read more
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The life and loves of a larger than life King, Henry VIII and the relationship he had with his wives and yearning for a male heir to the throne
Release date: 21 September 1933
UPC: 086624404332
Tags: Biography (5), 1933 (5), Drama (5), Historical (4), Royalty (4), British (3), History (2), Death (2), Name In Title (2), United Artists (1), Clothing (1), Dramas (1), Royal (1), Throne (1), Nobility (1), Best Lead Actor Oscar (1), Henry (1), 16th Century (1), Fight (1), Henry VIII (1)
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" Notes: To be honest, I thought the damned thing was rather messy. In my opinion, it seemed rather foolish to try to cover 5 of his 6 marriages in just 90 minutes of running time. The fact that I saw this movie without subtitles probably didn’t help though. It’s weird because I actually saw every single episodes of ‘The Tudors’ so I was actually quite familiar with the material. It’s too bad because there has always been something quite fascinating about Henry VIII’s convoluted love"


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johanlefourbe posted a review 3 months, 2 weeks ago

A good movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation (it is included in the ‘The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made’ list selected by the New York Times, among other things), I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I thought the damned thing was rather messy. In my opinion, it seemed rather foolish to try to cover 5 of his 6 marriages in just 90 minutes of running time. The fact that I saw this movie without subtitles probably didn’t help though. It’s weird because I actually saw every single episodes of ‘The Tudors’ so I was actually quite familiar with the material. It’s too bad because there has always been something quite fascinating about Henry VIII’s convoluted love life. Indeed, it did lead t” read more

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