Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Buy it at Amazon.co.uk, French opera, the plot of which centers around the time period when Henry was trying to get a divorce from Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn, and the resulting break with Rome. BBC's televised version of the Shakespeare play. Buy it at Amazon.co.uk, This was a two-part TV movie for the BBC. The rest of the children she had with Henry were either stillborn or died not long after their birth. A stunning portrayal of Henry VIII is given by Charles Laughton who won an Oscar for his role, is the center of The Private Life of Henry VIII. Although Henry and Catherine were married for many years by now, they did not have a male heir to inherit the English throne. Henry VIII (TV Movie 2003) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. For more, please visit IMDb.com. Buy it at Amazon.co.uk, Remake of the silent film "When Knighthood was in Flower", a fictional tale of King Henry VIII's sister, Mary Tudor, and her quest to be married to her true love, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. Shaw is a supporting character, since this movie is about Thomas More, but the interplay between Henry and More is critical to understanding the plot of A Man for All Seasons. Movies, TV series, or comedy shows where he makes only a brief appearance as a minor character have not been included. Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2019. Buy it at Amazon The BBC have done another admirable job. This movie tells the story of King Henry VIII and the last five of his six wives. Buy it at Amazon.co.uk, A classic, fictionalized accounting of Henry VIII's marital adventures, featuring the irrepressible Charles Laughton. https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/henry-viii-three-films With Keith Michell, Donald Pleasence, Charlotte Rampling, Jane Asher. Henry VIII tells the story of a young King Henry (John Stride) and his trusted advisor Cardinal Wolsey (Timothy West). So it shows the conflicts with the Catholic Church, in fact with some top people in the Catholic Church, particularly Cardinal Wolsey who served, as the main minister of the King, his own purposes as the cardinal of York in his position and even some rivalry inherited from the past, for example in his plot to have Buckingham executed, the son of the Buckingham who helped Richard III to ascend to the throne and then got executed by decision of the same Richard III, of the House of York. It was a signature song of the music hall star Harry Champion. This is a list of the movies which feature King Henry VIII of England as a character. Buy it at Amazon, Multiple Oscar-winning movie based on Bolt's Broadway play, about Sir Thomas More's crisis of conscience during King Henry VIII's divorce and his subsequent fall, being unable to concede to the royal supremacy. Buy it at Amazon.co.uk, This silent film tells the story of Anne Boleyn's love affair, marriage, and execution. Henry VIII and His Six Wives is a feature film based upon the 1971 BBC miniseries The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Henry VIII tells the story of a young King Henry (John Stride) and his trusted advisor Cardinal Wolsey (Timothy West). Watch it online at Amazon (The film was intended to raise the morale of wartime Britain.) Henry VIII is a two-part British television serial produced principally by Granada Television for ITV from 12 to 19 October 2003. "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" (also "I'm Henery the VIII, I Am" or "I'm Henry VIII, I Am"; spelled "Henery" but pronounced "'Enery" in the Cockney style normally used to sing it) is a 1910 British music hall song by Fred Murray and R. P. Weston. Buy it at Amazon Buy it at Amazon Anne and her… Buy it at Amazon BBC TV movie. Buy it at Amazon. As the King meets and falls into lust with the beautiful Ann, a web of political and religious intrigue begins to form which leads the King to greater heights, and eventual fatherhood, leaving the Cardinal in ruins. The Madness of Henry the VIII brings to life the riveting story of one of England's most iconic monarchs and the scandals behind what ultimately brought about the separation of church and state. Catch up. Keith Michell weathers several makeup changes as the much-married titular monarch. Buy it at Amazon.co.uk, Based on Maxwell Anderson's play, the movie traces the courtship and marriage of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. This silent film is a fictional tale of King Henry VIII's sister, Mary Tudor, and her quest to be married to her true love, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. Director: Ray McCarey | Stars: Bert Lahr , Janet Reade , Leni Stengel , Monte Collins This Henry is the classic capricious bully, but that builds upon a clear friendship between these two men. This is certainly not a great play by Shakespeare. Buy it at Amazon.co.uk, The first season of this hit TV series follows the king's obsessive attraction to Anne Boleyn, his attempts to get a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and the career and fall of Cardinal Wolsey. Henry VIII, king of England, was famously married six times and played a critical role in the English Reformation, turning his country into a Protestant nation. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2015. Follows Henry from his childhood to the end of his life. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Buy it at Amazon.co.uk, The second season of this hit TV series follows the fall from grace of Anne Boleyn and ends with the king's marriage to Jane Seymour. This British silent film was based on Shakespeare's play. Lawrence Edward Watkin, after Charles Major Dr. Ken Annakin Starring Glynis Johns, James Robertson Justice. Buy it at Amazon Buy it at Amazon. Anne Boleyn. A new TV documentary claims to have uncovered how Henry VIII “stitched up” wife Anne Boleyn before she was beheaded at the Tower of London. This might be the first nuanced Henry VIII on film. The Sword and the Rose (1953) (VHS) Wr. Henry VIII is the most iconic king of English history. Watch selected clips on YouTube Recording of the plays was begun on January 31, 1978 and was broadcast over BBC starting in the December of 1978. At the bottom of the page is a separate list of productions in which Henry VIII features as a supporting character. Two part mini-series documenting the stormy thirty-eight-year reign of King Henry VIII. This became a problem, as there was the threat of a succession crisis when Henry died. The only child that Catherine had who grew to adulthood was a daughter, the future Mary I of England . Buy it at Amazon But in simple truth, that is realistic theater, from Shakespeare's day to our own. ) The film was a major international success, establishing Korda as a leading filmmaker and Laughton as a box office star. Thus, it was great and important decision that BBC made in 1975 to produce stage performances of every single one of Shakespeare's plays. Keith Michell, who plays Henry VIII in the TV series, also portrays the king in the film. 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