The Sword and the Rose (1953)
A Forbidden Love That Threatened Two Kingdoms!
92 min
Tells the story of Mary Tudor and her troubled path to true love. Henry VIII, for political reasons, determines to wed her to the King of France. She tries to flee to America with her love but is captured when she is "un-hatted" on board ship. In return for her consent to the marriage with France, Henry agrees to let her choose her second husband. When King Louis of France dies, Mary is kidnaped by the Duke of Buckingham. He tries to force her to marry him but she is rescued by her love in an exciting battle on the beach.
- Release date
- July 23, 1953
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Clifton Parker
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Cast
- Richard Todd as Charles Brandon
- Glynis Johns as Princess Mary Tudor
- James Robertson Justice as King Henry VIII
- Michael Gough as Duke of Buckingham
- Peter Copley as Sir Edwin Caskoden
- Rosalie Crutchley as Queen Katherine
- D.A. Clarke-Smith as Cardinal Wolsey
- Jane Barrett as Lady Margaret
- Ernest Jay as Lord Chamberlain
- Bryan Coleman as Earl of Surrey
- Jean Mercure as King Louis XII
- Gérard Oury as Dauphin of France
- Fernand Fabre as Ambassador of France
- Robert Le Béal as Royal Physician
- Helen Goss as Princess Claude
- Patrick Cargill as French Diplomat
- Anthony Sharp as French Diplomat
- Caven Watson as Captain Bradhurst
- Richard Molinas as Father Pierre
- Hal Osmond as Costermonger
- Norman Pierce as Innkeeper
- Ewen Solon as Guardsman
- Rupert Evans as Bargeman
- Paddy Ryan as Bargeman
- Thomas Heathcote as Wrestling Second
- John Vere as Lawyer Clerk
Crew
- Ken Annakin · Director
- Lawrence Edward Watkin · Writer
- Charles Major · Writer
- Perce Pearce · Producer
- Clifton Parker · Composer
- Geoffrey Unsworth · Cinematographer
- Gerald Thomas · Editor