The Sword and the Rose

19531953
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1h 32m

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6.3/10

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Adventure Drama Family

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.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.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.

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

913

YOUR RATING

- Ken Annakin
- Lawrence Edward Watkin(screenplay)
- Charles Major(novel "When Knighthood was in Flower")
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Glynis Johns and Richard Todd in The Sword and the Rose (1953)

James Robertson Justice in The Sword and the Rose (1953)

Glynis Johns in The Sword and the Rose (1953)

Richard Todd in The Sword and the Rose (1953)

Patrick Cargill, Fernand Fabre, Glynis Johns, and Anthony Sharp in The Sword and the Rose (1953)

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Trivia
Walt Disney green lit this film as he thought it would be nominated for Best Picture Academy Award at the 1954 Oscars. It wasn't.

Goofs
Towards the end of the movie Mary Tudor (Glynis Johns) asks King Henry (James Robertson Justice) to make Charles Brandon Earl of Suffolk (Factually correct). But Henry then twice says Southwark (Pronounced "Suthark") instead of Suffolk.

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 - yet fragrant they'll remain, and richly green, if they are remembered by a golden Queen.

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Edited into The Magical World of Disney: When Knighthood Was in Flower: Part 1 (1956)

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8/10

Richard Todd and Glynis Johns Never Fail

Richard Todd was a Disney star for a short while, but he certainly didn't disappoint. He and Glynis Johns were in more than one movie together and I have to say that this is their strongest collaboration. Richard Todd is dreamy, eloquent and enchanting. Glynis Johns is strong, ethereal and flawless. The story is fun and surprising. I had never even heard of this movie and am so happy to have gotten the opportunity to watch it. I HIGHLY recommend this film. It's a proper treat!

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