During the reign of Henry VIII, Mary Tudor seeks to flee a forced marriage with the French king by escaping to America with her true love, but her plans are not so easily executed.
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| Glynis Johns | ... | Princess Mary Tudor | |
| Richard Todd | ... | Charles Brandon | |
| James Robertson Justice | ... | King Henry VIII | |
| Michael Gough | ... | Duke of Buckingham | |
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Jane Barrett | ... | Lady Margaret |
| Peter Copley | ... | Sir Edwin Caskoden | |
| Rosalie Crutchley | ... | Queen Katherine | |
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D.A. Clarke-Smith | ... | Cardinal Wolsey |
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Ernest Jay | ... | Lord Chamberlain |
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John Vere | ... | Lawyer Clerk |
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Philip Lennard | ... | Chaplain |
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Bryan Coleman | ... | Earl of Surrey |
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Phillip Glasier | ... | Royal Falconer |
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Jean Mercure | ... | King Louis XII |
| Gérard Oury | ... | Dauphin of France (as Gerard Oury) | |
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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. Written by James D. Bozarth <janet@infohwy.com>
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EnglishRelease Date:
23 July 1953 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Gross USA:
$1,000,000, 31 December 1953Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,500,000, 31 December 1953Company Credits
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Walt Disney green lit this film as he thought it would be nominated for Best Picture Academy Award at the 1954 Oscars. See more »Quotes
Charles Brandon: O Mary mine, wert thou a burgher's daughter, and with thy fair self in every other way, I'd take thee with me o'er the perilous water to the New World, where none could say us nay. O Mary mine - fair jewel, star set in the heaven above - thou art a Princess in a world apart... of castles, diadems, and of courtly love beyond my dreams. For kings will give thee gold, and princes bring thee gems from distant lands. The only wealth that I may ever hold are these fair flowers for thy maiden hands - ...See more »
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Hoping for a small dealer try out bring this amazing picture restored to Brazil,as a Disney production it can be quite possible,l have a silver disc bootleg with the classic dubbed version but the images is very bad,all those wonderful sets and shooting on location in England will be great restored,apart the couple Richard Todd and Glynnis Johns who stolen the movie is the great actor James Robertson Justice as smart king Henry VIII,nice and funny entertainment!!
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