United Kingdom
1933
96 minutes
Black and White
1.33:1
English
Charles Laughton gulps beer and chomps on mutton, in his first of many iconic screen roles, as King Henry VIII, the ultimate anti-husband. Alexander Korda’s first major international success is a raucous, entertaining, even poignant peek into the boudoirs of the infamous king and his six wives.
| Henry VIII | Charles Laughton |
| Thomas Culpeper | Robert Donat |
| Thomas Cromwell | Franklin Dyall |
| Anne Boleyn, the second wife | Merle Oberon |
| Jane Seymour, the third wife | Wendy Barrie |
| Anne of Cleves, the fourth wife | Elsa Lanchester |
| Katherine Howard, the fifth wife | Binnie Barnes |
| Katherine Parr, the sixth wife | Everley Gregg |
| The King’s Nurse | Lady Tree |
| Director | Alexander Korda |
| Story and dialogue | Lajos Biro and Arthur Wimperis |
| Scenario | Arthur Wimperis |
| Cinematography | Georges Perinal |
| Editing | Stephen Harrison |
| Settings designed by | Vincent Korda |
| Music | Kurt Schroeder |
| Costumes | John Armstrong |
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