The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

Directed by

Alexander Korda

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 93 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Charles Laughton plays King Henry VIII as a larger than life character. The film follows his various marriages and the personal dramas they cause. It focuses on his relationships rather than political events.

lightheartedwittyplayfulbriskcharmingtheatricalsardonic

What happens

The Private Life of Henry VIII is a 1933 British biographical drama film directed and co-produced by Alexander Korda and starring Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Merle Oberon and Elsa Lanchester. It was written by Lajos Bíró and Arthur Wimperis for London Film Productions, Korda's production company. The film, which focuses on the marriages of King Henry VIII of England, was a major international success, establishing Korda as a leading filmmaker and Laughton as a box-office star. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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