Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
125 min
Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.
- Release date
- July 13, 1972
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Music
- David Munrow
Where to watch
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Trailer
Cast
- Keith Michell as King Henry VIII
- Donald Pleasence as Thomas Cromwell
- Charlotte Rampling as Anne Boleyn
- Jane Asher as Jane Seymour
- Brian Blessed as Suffolk
- Michael Gough as Norfolk
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Catherine Parr
- Jenny Bos as Anne of Cleves
- Lynne Frederick as Catherine Howard
- Frances Cuka as Katherine of Aragon
- Michael Goodliffe as Thomas More
- Bernard Hepton as Cranmer
- Garfield Morgan as Gardiner
- John Bryans as Wolsey
- Peter Madden as Fisher
- Michael Byrne as Edward Seymour
- Michael Godfrey as Sir Ralph Ellerker
- Robin Sachs as Thomas Culpeper
- Clive Merrison as Weston
- David Bailie as Norris
- Damien Thomas as Smeaton
- Richard Warner as Warham
- John Bennett as Wriothesley
- Sarah Long as Mary
- Basil Clarke as Abbot
- Alan Rowe as French Ambassador
Crew
- Waris Hussein · Director
- Ian Thorne · Writer
- Roy Baird · Producer
- David Munrow · Composer
- Peter Suschitzky · Cinematographer
- John Bloom · Editor
- Irene Lamb · Casting director
- Roy Stannard · Production designer