The private life of Henry VIII by Alexander Korda displays a pretty good British cast as Charles Laughton, Merle Oberon , Elsa Lanchaster , Binnie Barnes and Robert Donat . King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Desperate for a male heir, Henry married then tossed aside a succession of wives . This movie tells the story of King Henry VIII (Charles Laughton) and the last five of his six wives . Sexual intrigue and twisted rivalry were the hallmarks of Henry's reign. Set in luxurious interiors , it begins just before the death of his second wife Anne Boleyn (Wendy Barrie) , subsequently he married Anne of Cleves (Elsa Lanchester , Laughton real wife ) , Katherine Howard (Binnie Barnes) and ends just after his sixth wedding to Catherine or Katherine Parr (Everley Gregg). 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¡ Every woman got in the neck .A story of a gay king who had six queens .
Acceptable retelling about the famous king and his wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn , Jane Seymour , Anna De Cleves , Catherine Howard and Catherina Parr. Passable but not great rendition based on the life and loves of the famous and lecherous king Henry VIII and set most entirely within the royal castle . A tour de force for Charles Laughton as the robust 16th century ruthless king who loved and killed wives . In 1526 Henry tosses aside his current wife the Spanish Catherine of Aragon . Firstly , Catherine married Arthur , Henry VIII older brother, but Arthur died 6 months later , and Catherine then married Henry . As Henry falls for the young and devastatingly beautiful Anne Boleyn . But after the birth of princess Elizabeth , Henry tires of Anne and wishes to marry another, Jane Seymour . So he decides to rid himself of her presence .Anne was judged and accused of adultery with his brother and four commoners .11 days later Henry married Jane who died 12 days after giving birth to a son , later Edward VI. For political reasons , Henry next selection was Anne of Cleves whom he married by proxy in 154o. She was not to his taste , however , and the marriage was annulled by Parliament 6 months later . Catherine Howard had the misfortune to be Henry' s fifth wife but she was charged with having committed adultery before the marriage. Catherine Parr married and tended the ailing lecher in his last years .Soon after Henry death in 1547 , she married a former lover and died in childbirth.
This is an academic historical spectacle lustily portraying the life and lovers of notorious British Monarch , and shot in scenarios . Charles Laughton's acting as the amoral and womanizer king garned him awesome reviews. Putting this reservation aside, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy this drama with comedy touches for what it is, largely an entertainment playing on our prejudices and emotions throughout its depiction and treatment of his wives. Including outstanding performances by the entire cast , such as Robert Donat , John Loder , Milles Mander , Merle Oberon as Anne Boleyn , Wendy Barrie as Jane Seymour , Elsa Lanchester as Anna De Cleves , Binnie Barnes as Katherine Howard , Everley Gregg as Katherine Parr .
Henry VIII life has been adapted several times, as TV as Cinema , for example : ; ¨Anne of the thousand days¨ by Charles Jarrot with Richard Burton, Genevieve Bujold , Vanedsa Redgrave ; ¨The other Boleyn girl¨ with Natalie Portman , Scarlett Johansson , Eric Bana , Jim Sturgess . And series as the starred by Keith Mitchell, Charlotte Rampling , directed by Warris Hussein and ¨Henry VIII series¨ 2003 by Pete Travis with Ray Winstone , Joss Ackland , Charles Dance , Assumpta Serna , Emily Blunt . And the successful series starred by Jonathan Rhys Meyers produced by Michael Hirst .
Acceptable retelling about the famous king and his wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn , Jane Seymour , Anna De Cleves , Catherine Howard and Catherina Parr. Passable but not great rendition based on the life and loves of the famous and lecherous king Henry VIII and set most entirely within the royal castle . A tour de force for Charles Laughton as the robust 16th century ruthless king who loved and killed wives . In 1526 Henry tosses aside his current wife the Spanish Catherine of Aragon . Firstly , Catherine married Arthur , Henry VIII older brother, but Arthur died 6 months later , and Catherine then married Henry . As Henry falls for the young and devastatingly beautiful Anne Boleyn . But after the birth of princess Elizabeth , Henry tires of Anne and wishes to marry another, Jane Seymour . So he decides to rid himself of her presence .Anne was judged and accused of adultery with his brother and four commoners .11 days later Henry married Jane who died 12 days after giving birth to a son , later Edward VI. For political reasons , Henry next selection was Anne of Cleves whom he married by proxy in 154o. She was not to his taste , however , and the marriage was annulled by Parliament 6 months later . Catherine Howard had the misfortune to be Henry' s fifth wife but she was charged with having committed adultery before the marriage. Catherine Parr married and tended the ailing lecher in his last years .Soon after Henry death in 1547 , she married a former lover and died in childbirth.
This is an academic historical spectacle lustily portraying the life and lovers of notorious British Monarch , and shot in scenarios . Charles Laughton's acting as the amoral and womanizer king garned him awesome reviews. Putting this reservation aside, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy this drama with comedy touches for what it is, largely an entertainment playing on our prejudices and emotions throughout its depiction and treatment of his wives. Including outstanding performances by the entire cast , such as Robert Donat , John Loder , Milles Mander , Merle Oberon as Anne Boleyn , Wendy Barrie as Jane Seymour , Elsa Lanchester as Anna De Cleves , Binnie Barnes as Katherine Howard , Everley Gregg as Katherine Parr .
Henry VIII life has been adapted several times, as TV as Cinema , for example : ; ¨Anne of the thousand days¨ by Charles Jarrot with Richard Burton, Genevieve Bujold , Vanedsa Redgrave ; ¨The other Boleyn girl¨ with Natalie Portman , Scarlett Johansson , Eric Bana , Jim Sturgess . And series as the starred by Keith Mitchell, Charlotte Rampling , directed by Warris Hussein and ¨Henry VIII series¨ 2003 by Pete Travis with Ray Winstone , Joss Ackland , Charles Dance , Assumpta Serna , Emily Blunt . And the successful series starred by Jonathan Rhys Meyers produced by Michael Hirst .