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The Private Life of Henry VIII ()

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King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Henry VIII
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Thomas Culpeper
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Thomas Cromwell
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Wriothesley
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Archbishop Cranmer
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Duke of Cleves
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Peynell
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Cornell (as Claude Allister)
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The French Executioner (as Gibb Mc.Laughlin)
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The English Executioner
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Anne Boleyn - The Second Wife
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Jane Seymour - The Third Wife
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Anne of Cleves - The Fourth Wife
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Katherine Howard - The Fifth Wife
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Katherine Parr - The Sixth Wife
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The King's Nurse
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Frederick Culley ...
Duke of Norfolk (uncredited)
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Bit Part (uncredited)
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Spectator at Executions (uncredited)
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The Cook's Wife (uncredited)
William Heughan ...
Kingston (uncredited)
Arthur Howard ...
Kitchen Helper (uncredited)
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Lady Rochford (uncredited)
Wally Patch ...
Butcher in Kitchen (uncredited)
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The King's Barber (uncredited)
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Extra (uncredited)
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Hans Holbein (uncredited)

Directed by

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Alexander Korda

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Lajos Biró ... (story and dialogue) (as Lajos Biro) and
Arthur Wimperis ... (story and dialogue)
 
Arthur Wimperis ... (scenario)

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Alexander Korda ... producer (uncredited)
Ludovico Toeplitz ... producer (uncredited)

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Kurt Schröder ... (as Kurt Schroeder)

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Georges Périnal ... (photography) (as Georges Perinal)

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Stephen Harrison

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Harold Young ... editorial supervisor

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John Armstrong ... (costumes designed by)

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David B. Cunynghame ... production manager

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Geoffrey Boothby ... assistant director

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Vincent Korda ... settings designer
C.P. Norman ... assistant art director (uncredited)

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A.W. Watkins ... sound

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W. Percy Day ... matte painter (uncredited)

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Man Mountain Dean ... stunt double: Charles Laughton (uncredited)

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Osmond Borradaile ... camera (as Osmond Borrodaile)

Music Department

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Muir Mathieson ... assistant musical director (uncredited)
Kurt Schröder ... musical director (uncredited)
Alfred Strasser ... composer: additional music (uncredited) / music arranger (uncredited)

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Philip Lindsay ... technical adviser
Espinosa ... choreographer (uncredited)
Phillip Glasier ... falcon cadger (uncredited)
C.W.R. Knight ... falconry expert (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

This movie tells the story of King Henry VIII and the last five of his six wives. Set almost entirely within the royal castle, it begins just before the death of his second wife (Anne Boleyn) and ends just after his sixth wedding (to Catherine or Katherine Parr). Written by Anonymous

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Taglines HE GAVE HIS WIVES A PAIN IN THE NECK And did his necking with an axe. Henry, the Eighth Wonder of the World! And this picture...the wonder of all time! See more »
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Also Known As
  • La vie privée d'Henry VIII (France)
  • Sechs Frauen und ein König (Germany)
  • Das Privatleben Heinrichs VIII. (Germany)
  • La vida privada de Enrique VIII (Spain)
  • Личният живот на Хенри VIII (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
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  • 97 min
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Budget GBP60,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia According to Binnie Barnes, Charles Laughton was a method actor, and when Wendy Barrie giggled during a scene to the actor's aggravation, he bit her on the arm, breaking her skin, exactly as the real Henry often did when angry with his wives. See more »
Goofs Anne of Cleves compares Henry to the legend of Bluebeard, a literary work not known to exist before 1697. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968). See more »
Crazy Credits Opening credits prologue: Henry VIII had six wives. Catherine of Aragon was the first; but her story is of no particular interest - she was a respectable woman-so Henry divorced her. He then married Anne Boleyn. This marriage also was a failure-but not for the same reason. See more »
Quotes [Henry's fourth wedding night]
King Henry VIII: My wife? Huh... not yet.
Anne of Cleves: Poor mother told me... first he says the marriage is no good, and then he cuts off the head with an ax chopper!
King Henry VIII: That is an exaggeration, madam.
Anne of Cleves: Then why do you say I am not yet your wife?
King Henry VIII: Well, madam, uh, a marriage ceremony doesn't make us one.
Anne of Cleves: Mmm?
[shows her ring]
King Henry VIII: Oh, yes, yes, yes, 's all right, but you, uh, have to, umm, I have to...
Anne of Cleves: What?
King Henry VIII: Did your mother not talk to you about...
Anne of Cleves: What?
King Henry VIII: Oh Lord. Ohhhh, well, uh, madam, all that stuff about children being found under gooseberry bushes... that's not true...
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