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Nine Days a Queen

Original title: Tudor Rose
  • 19361936
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
222
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Nine Days a Queen (1936)
DramaHistory
A dramatization of Lady Jane Grey's short life, from her forced marriage (which she resisted), to her brief reign as monarch of England, and finally to her beheading. This movie portrays her... Read allA dramatization of Lady Jane Grey's short life, from her forced marriage (which she resisted), to her brief reign as monarch of England, and finally to her beheading. This movie portrays her as an innocent set up for the slaughter, while the scheming courtiers and pretenders to t... Read allA dramatization of Lady Jane Grey's short life, from her forced marriage (which she resisted), to her brief reign as monarch of England, and finally to her beheading. This movie portrays her as an innocent set up for the slaughter, while the scheming courtiers and pretenders to the throne barely pay her mind, as they stab each other in the back in their attempts to ga... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
222
YOUR RATING
    • Robert Stevenson
    • Robert Stevenson
    • Miles Malleson(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Nova Pilbeam
    • Cedric Hardwicke
    • John Mills
    • Robert Stevenson
    • Robert Stevenson
    • Miles Malleson(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Nova Pilbeam
    • Cedric Hardwicke
    • John Mills
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Nova Pilbeam in Nine Days a Queen (1936)
    Desmond Tester in Nine Days a Queen (1936)
    Cedric Hardwicke and Nova Pilbeam in Nine Days a Queen (1936)
    Cedric Hardwicke and Nova Pilbeam in Nine Days a Queen (1936)
    Gwen Ffrangcon Davies in Nine Days a Queen (1936)
    Nova Pilbeam and Sybil Thorndike in Nine Days a Queen (1936)
    Nova Pilbeam in Nine Days a Queen (1936)
    Nova Pilbeam in Nine Days a Queen (1936)
    Desmond Tester in Nine Days a Queen (1936)
    Nova Pilbeam in Nine Days a Queen (1936)
    Cedric Hardwicke and Nova Pilbeam in Nine Days a Queen (1936)
    Cedric Hardwicke in Nine Days a Queen (1936)

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    Nova Pilbeam
    Nova Pilbeam
    • Lady Jane Grey
    Cedric Hardwicke
    Cedric Hardwicke
    • Earl of Warwick
    John Mills
    John Mills
    • Lord Guilford Dudley
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Edward Seymour
    Leslie Perrins
    Leslie Perrins
    • Thomas Seymour
    Frank Cellier
    Frank Cellier
    • Henry VIII
    Desmond Tester
    Desmond Tester
    • Edward VI
    Gwen Ffrangcon Davies
    Gwen Ffrangcon Davies
    • Mary Tudor
    • (as Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies)
    Martita Hunt
    Martita Hunt
    • Jane's Mother
    Miles Malleson
    Miles Malleson
    • Jane's Father
    Sybil Thorndike
    Sybil Thorndike
    • Ellen
    Arnold Bell
    • Follower of Mary Tudor
    • (uncredited)
    Wallace Bosco
    • Nobleman Listening to Proclamation
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Croft
    • Confidant of Thomas Seymour
    • (uncredited)
    Albert Davies
    • Barnaby Fitzpatrick
    • (uncredited)
    Shaun Desmond
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Dignon
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Emerton
    • Squire
    • (uncredited)
      • Robert Stevenson
      • Robert Stevenson
      • Miles Malleson(dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      Although Nova Pilbeam's name appears above the title (along with Cedric Hardwicke), she is billed last in the comprehensive cast list.
    • Quotes

      Clergy at Execution: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

    • Soundtracks
      Aftime with Goode Companie
      (uncredited)

      Music and Lyrics by Henry VIII

      Arranged by Hubert Bath

      Sung by Nova Pilbeam, Leslie Perrins, Sybil Thorndike and Roy Emerton

    User reviews8

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    6/10
    First film to dramatise the story of Lady Jane Grey
    This film is a misfire, but it was hard to put my finger on why, at first. The acting is superb, led by Sir Cedric Hardwicke as the Duke of Northumberland, Nova Pilbeam as Jane Grey, a young John Mills as Guilford Dudley, and fine character actors such as Miles Malleson and John Laurie, to name but a few. The camera work and particularly the lighting make for many a striking composition. The music, however, though of adequate period flavour, is what pulls down all of the proceedings. It is simply too dull, too slow, and entirely out of sync with the tone of many scenes. A score by someone of the calibre of, say, Miklos Rozsa would have worked wonders with this picture! Or John Greenwood, Muir Mathieson, or any number of musicians who worked on British films in the 1930s. Alas...

    Also, I was surprised at how patently ignored Lady Jane Grey's faith in Christ was. Only John Knox (played by Laurie) or those surrounding her execution make any mention of God or the Scriptures. This is one area that was more satisfactorily explored in the 1986 film "Lady Jane" (with Helena Bonham Carter playing the title role).
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    • chrisart7
    • Sep 5, 2008

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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1936 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Islington, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Gainsborough Pictures
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    • 1 hour 20 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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