

The Private Life of Henry VIII
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!
Overview
Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second betrothed, executed on charges of treason, Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that wedded bliss also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the tyrannical king chooses German-born Anne of Cleves, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and so Henry's reign of spousal terror continues.
- Budget
- $100,000
- Revenue
- $1,000,000
- Production
- London Films Productions, United Artists
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Cast

Charles Laughton
Henry VIII

Robert Donat
Thomas Culpeper

Franklin Dyall
Thomas Cromwell

Miles Mander
Wriothesley

Laurence Hanray
Archbishop Cranmer

William Austin
Duke of Cleves

John Loder
Peynell

Claud Allister
Cornell

Gibb McLaughlin
The French Executioner

Merle Oberon
Anne Boleyn

Wendy Barrie
Jane Seymour

Elsa Lanchester
Anne of Cleves

Binnie Barnes
Katherine Howard

Everley Gregg
Katherine Parr

Lady Tree
The King's Nurse

Frederick Culley
Duke of Norfolk (uncredited)

Toni Edgar-Bruce
Spectator at Executions (uncredited)

Arthur Howard
Kitchen Helper (uncredited)

Judy Kelly
Lady Rochford (uncredited)

Wally Patch
Butcher in Kitchen (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Alexander Korda
- Writers
- Lajos Biró,Arthur Wimperis
- Producers
- Ludovico Toeplitz,Alexander Korda
- Cinematography
- Georges Périnal
- Composer
- Kurt Schröder
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CinemaSerf
June 13, 2022
Charles Laughton well deserved his only Oscar for this wonderfully over the top, rumbustious portrayal of Henry VIII as he embarks on his infamous spree of wives. "Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived" goes the mnemonic - this version skips the first wife describing her as a "decent woman" but he quickly works his way through Merle Oberon, Wendy Barrie, Binnie Barnes before Everley Gregg finally gets his measure as Katherine Parr. His real-life wife Elsa Lanchester is easily th…















