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The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933)
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21 September 1933 (USA)
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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! more
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Tells how King Henry VIII came to marry five more times after his divorce from his first wife. full summary | full synopsis
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King Henry VIII
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Anne Boleyn
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1530s
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Royalty
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Won Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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Charles Laughton IS Henry VIII.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Charles Laughton | ... | King Henry VIII |
 | Robert Donat | ... | Thomas Culpeper |
 | Franklin Dyall | ... | Thomas Cromwell |
| Miles Mander | ... | Wriothesley |
| Laurence Hanray | ... | Archbishop Thomas Cranmer (as Lawrence Hanray) |
| William Austin | ... | Duke of Cleves |
| John Loder | ... | Thomas Peynell |
| Claud Allister | ... | Cornell (as Claude Allister) |
| Gibb McLaughlin | ... | The French executioner |
| Sam Livesey | ... | The English executioner |
 | Merle Oberon | ... | Anne Boleyn |
| Wendy Barrie | ... | Jane Seymour |
 | Elsa Lanchester | ... | Anne of Cleves |
| Binnie Barnes | ... | Katherine Howard |
| Everley Gregg | ... | Katherine Parr |
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USA:97 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System Noiseless Recording)
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Elsa Lanchester, playing Anne of Cleves, refers to Henry VIII, as a "Bluebeard" however the 1st historical mention of Bluebeard dates to 1697, 150 years after the rule of Henry VIII ended.
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King Henry VIII:
No, Thomas, not clever, thanks be to heaven. My first wife was clever, my second was ambitious, but my third... Thomas, if you want to be happy, marry a girl like my sweet little Jane. Marry a stupid woman! Ha ha ha...
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Referenced in "Seinfeld: The Gum (#7.10)" (1995)
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Charles Laughton is quite simply one of the best actors to ever grace the earth. EVER. He proves his range once again as he portrays Henry VIII. Now, I've never seen Henry VIII, but I swore I was looking at him. To me, Laughton is that convincing. Compare this confident, powerful character to his 'Ruggles', in "Ruggles of Red Gap". A total wimp. A complete 180. Then there's Capt. Bligh. From sissy to nasty. The freaks: Quasimodo, Dr. Moreau, Nero, et.al. To say this man can play any sort of role is putting it mildly. Name one other actor with more range. I personally can't.