Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)

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PG
2h 25min
Biography, Drama
18 Dec 1969 (USA)
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King Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.

Director:

Charles Jarrott

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Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 16 nominations.
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	Richard Burton	...	King Henry VIII
	Geneviève Bujold	...	Anne Boleyn (as Genevieve Bujold)
	Irene Papas	...	Queen Katherine
	Anthony Quayle	...	Wolsey
	John Colicos	...	Cromwell
	Michael Hordern	...	Thomas Boleyn
	Katharine Blake	...	Elizabeth Boleyn
	Peter Jeffrey	...	Norfolk
	Joseph O'Conor	...	Fisher
	William Squire	...	Thomas More
	Valerie Gearon	...	Mary Boleyn
	Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Mendoza
	Gary Bond	...	Smeaton
	Terence Wilton	...	Lord Percy
	Denis Quilley	...	Weston
	Esmond Knight	...	Kingston
	T.P. McKenna	...	Norris
	Michael Johnson	...	George Boleyn
	Marne Maitland	...	Campeggio
	Nora Swinburne	...	Lady Kingston
	June Ellis	...	Bess
	Cyril Luckham	...	Prior Houghton
	Brook Williams	...	Brereton
	Lesley Paterson	...	Jane Seymour
	Amanda Jane Smythe	...	Baby Elizabeth
	Nicola Pagett	...	Princess Mary
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Peter Avella	...	Man in Tavern (uncredited)
	George Ballantine	...	Servant (uncredited)
	Hyma Beckley	...	Lord (uncredited)
	Jack 'Kid' Berg	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Kate Burton	...	Serving Maid (uncredited)
	Elizabeth Counsell	...	Anne's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
	Maxwell Craig	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Mabel Etherington	...	Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
	Max Faulkner	...	Huntsman (uncredited)
	Ernest Fennemore	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Harry Fielder	...	Servant (uncredited)
	Hugh Futcher	...	Crowd Heckler (uncredited)
	Victor Harrington	...	Lord (uncredited)
	Fiona Hartford	...	Catherine's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
	Lindsay Hooper	...	Bishop (uncredited)
	Lilian Hutchins	...	Catherine's Spanish Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
	Juliet Kempson	...	Cahterine's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
	Juba Kennerley	...	Lord (uncredited)
	Eric Kent	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Aileen Lewis	...	Lady-In-Waiting (uncredited)
	Tommy Little	...	Torturer (uncredited)
	Fred Machon	...	Lord (uncredited)
	Mary Maxfield	...	Patrician (uncredited)
	Alan Meacham	...	Guard (uncredited)
	James Mellor	...	Scribe to Cromwell (uncredited)
	Terence Mountain	...	Executioner (uncredited)
	George Oliver	...	Secretary (uncredited)
	Harry Paris	...	Oarsman (uncredited)
	Dido Plumb	...	Lord (uncredited)
	Kynaston Reeves	...	Willoughby (uncredited)
	Bunny Seaman	...	Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
	Charlotte Selwyn	...	Anne's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
	Jack Sharp	...	Monk (uncredited)
	Denis Shaw	...	Tall Bulky Torturer (uncredited)
	Elizabeth Taylor	...	Masked Courtesan (uncredited)
	Royston Tickner	...	Messenger (uncredited)
	Ann Tirard	...	Catherine's Spanish Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
	Rita Tobin-Weske	...	Midwife (uncredited)
	Liza Todd	...	Beggar Maid (uncredited)
	James Ure	...	Bishop (uncredited)
	Amanda Walker	...	Anne's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
	Jerold Wells	...	Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)
	Fred Wood	...	Court Scribe (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Jarrott

Written by

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Bridget Boland	...	(screenplay by) and
John Hale	...	(screenplay by)

Richard Sokolove	...	(adaptation by)

Maxwell Anderson	...	(based on the play by)

Produced by

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Richard McWhorter	...	associate producer
Hal B. Wallis	...	producer (produced by)

Music by

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Georges Delerue

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(as Georges DeLerue)

Cinematography by

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Arthur Ibbetson

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director of photography

Editing by

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Richard Marden

Editorial Department

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Mary Kessel

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assistant editor

Casting By

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Sally Nicholl

Production Design by

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Maurice Carter

Art Direction by

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Lionel Couch

Set Decoration by

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Peter Howitt
Patrick McLoughlin

Costume Design by

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Margaret Furse

Makeup Department

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Ron Berkeley	...	makeup artist: Richard Burton
Joan Carpenter	...	hairdresser
Tom Smith	...	makeup supervisor
Elaine Bowerbank	...	hairdresser: crowd (uncredited)
Paul Engelen	...	assistant makeup (uncredited)
Robin Grantham	...	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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James H. Ware

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production supervisor (as James Ware)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Simon Relph	...	assistant director
Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe	...	second second assistant director (uncredited)
Nigel Wooll	...	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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John Feehan	...	propertyman
Ken Barley	...	plasterer (uncredited)
Ferdinand Bellan	...	scenic artist (uncredited)
Andrew Campbell	...	sketch artist (uncredited)
Frank Graves	...	scenic artist (uncredited)
Michael Guyett	...	trainee scenic painter (uncredited)
Charles Hammerton	...	construction manager (uncredited)
W. Simpson Robinson	...	scenic artist (uncredited)
Arthur Wicks	...	standby props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Aldred	...	sound & dubbing mixer
Don Sharpe	...	dubbing editor
Robin Clegg	...	boom operator (uncredited)
Colin Miller	...	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Garth Inns

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special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Bryan Evans	...	matte painter (uncredited)
Doug Ferris	...	matte painter (uncredited)
John Grant	...	matte camera (uncredited)
Peter Harman	...	matte camera (uncredited)
Gerald Larn	...	matte painter (uncredited)
Peter Melrose	...	matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Billy Dean	...	stunt double: John Colicos (uncredited)
Eddie Stacey	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Paul Wilson	...	camera operator
Bill Chitty	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Norman Gryspeerdt	...	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ivy Baker	...	costume supervisor (as Ivy Baker Jones)
Vi Murray	...	wardrobe mistress (uncredited)
Arthur Newman	...	wardrobe master (uncredited)

Location Management

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Inez Easton

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location manager

Music Department

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Skaila Kanga

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musician: harp (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Valerie Booth

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continuity

Additional Crew

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Patrick McLoughlin	...	researcher
Mary Skeaping	...	choreographer
Jean Osborne	...	unit publicist (uncredited)
Jeremy Taylor	...	horse master (uncredited)
Charles Wilder	...	production accountant (uncredited)
Joan Williams	...	production secretary (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Hal Wallis Productions

Distributors

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Rank Film Distributors (1969) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures (1969) (United States) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1970) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Syncron Film (1970) (Norway) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1970) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures (1970) (France) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1979) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
MCA Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1970) (Japan) (theatrical)
Damaskinos-Mihailidis (DM) [gr] (1972) (Greece) (theatrical)
Universal (1970) (Italy) (theatrical)
Blackfire Productions (2019) (Spain)
Capelight Pictures (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
Capelight Pictures (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Fukkoku Cinema Library (2016) (Japan) (DVD)
KSM (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
LA7d (2016) (Italy) (tv)
MCA/Universal Home Video (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan)
MCA/Universal Home Video (United States) (laserdisc)
Mondo Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
NHK-BS2 (1991) (Japan) (tv)
Twilight Time (2018) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
Universal Pictures (2007) (United States) (DVD)

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Plot Summary	King Henry VIII (Richard Burton) of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon (Irene Papas), who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of a young and beautiful woman, Anne Boleyn (Geneviève Bujold), whose one-thousand-day reign as Queen of England ends with the loss of her head on the block. Henry weds Anne and soon she gives him a child. The girl, Elizabeth (Amanda Jane Smythe), is a bitter disappointment to Henry, who desperately wants an heir. Anne promises Henry a son "next time", but Henry is doubtful. Shortly thereafter, rumors begin that the King's eye has already wandered. One Jane Seymour (Lesley Paterson) is at court for a moment. The Queen has her sent away, but, if Anne will bring Jane back to court, the King promises to sign the Act of Succession to insure that Elizabeth will be Queen. Written by alfiehitchie Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	archbishop court queen banished lawyer See All (252) »
Taglines	He was King. She was barely 18. And in their thousand days they played out the most passionate and shocking love story in history! See more »
Genres	Biography Drama History
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:PG Australia:A Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics Italy:T Japan:G Netherlands:14 Norway:9 (recommended rating) Norway:16 (cinema rating) Portugal:M/12 Russia:16+ Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:12 United Kingdom:PG United States:PG United States:M/PG West Germany:12

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Also Known As	La reine aux mille jours (France) Anne des mille jours (France) Königin für tausend Tage (Germany) Ana de los mil días (Spain) Хилядата дни на Ан (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title) See more »
Runtime	145 min
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints) See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (some 35 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) 4-Track Stereo (some 35 mm prints)
Filming Locations	Penshurst Place, Penshurst, Kent, England, UK See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Dame Elizabeth Taylor was present at the shooting of the final Tower of London scene, out of fear that her husband, Richard Burton, and his co-star, Geneviève Bujold, were having an affair. Before she began filming the scene, a furious Bujold told director Charles Jarrott, "I'm going to give that bitch an acting lesson she'll never forget!" See more »
Goofs	Mary Tudor and her mother Catherine of Aragon are talking after Anne has become Queen. When Anne was Queen, Mary and her mother were forbidden to see each other. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The Tudors (1987). See more »
Soundtracks	Galliard See more »
Quotes	King Henry VIII: You whore! Anne: But Elizabeth was yours. Watch her as she grows; she's yours. She's a Tudor! Get yourself a son off of that sweet, pale girl if you can - and hope that it will live! But Elizabeth shall reign after you. Yes! Elizabeth - child of Anne the Whore and Henry the Blood-Stained Lecher - shall be Queen! King Henry VIII: You've asked for death and you shall have it. Anne: So be it. Only what I take to my grave, you take to yours. And think of this, Henry: Elizabeth shall be a greater Queen than any King of yours. She shall rule a greater England than you could ever have built! Yes - my Elizabeth shall be Queen. And my blood will have been well spent! See more »

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