Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
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- PG
- 2h 5min
- Biography, Drama
- 14 Dec 1972 (Argentina)
- Movie
- 1 win.
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Keith Michell | ... |
King Henry VIII
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Donald Pleasence | ... |
Thomas Cromwell
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Charlotte Rampling | ... |
Ann Boleyn
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Jane Asher | ... |
Jane Seymour
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Frances Cuka | ... |
Katherine of Aragon
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Lynne Frederick | ... |
Catherine Howard
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Jenny Bos | ... |
Ann of Cleves
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Barbara Leigh-Hunt | ... |
Catherine Parr
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Michael Gough | ... |
Norfolk
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Brian Blessed | ... |
Suffolk
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Michael Goodliffe | ... |
Thomas More
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Bernard Hepton | ... |
Cranmer
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Garfield Morgan | ... |
Gardiner
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John Bryans | ... |
Wolsey
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John Bennett | ... |
Wriothesley
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Peter Madden | ... |
Fisher
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Sarah Long | ... |
Mary
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Richard Warner | ... |
Warham
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Peter Clay | ... |
Thomas Seymour
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Michael Byrne | ... |
Edward Seymour
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Michael Godfrey | ... |
Sir Ralph Ellerker
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Robin Sachs | ... |
Thomas Culpeper
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Nicholas Amer | ... |
Chapuys
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Basil Clarke | ... |
Abbot
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Clive Merrison | ... |
Weston
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Alan Rowe | ... |
French Ambassador
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Mark York | ... |
Brereton
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David Bailie | ... |
Norris
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Margaret Ward | ... |
Lady Rochford
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Colin Rix | ... |
Bowes
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Damien Thomas | ... |
Smeaton
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Imogen Claire | ... |
Maria de Salinas
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Zienia Merton | ... |
Annette (scenesDeleted)
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Jim Bolton | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Ian Calvin | ... |
Unknown (uncredited)
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Douglas Cooper | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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John Doye | ... |
Lord / Bishop (uncredited)
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Noel Flanagan | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Otto Friese | ... |
Scribe (uncredited)
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Salo Gardner | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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Arthur Goodman | ... |
Council Member (uncredited)
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Eric Henderson | ... |
Bishop (uncredited)
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Hubert Hill | ... |
Lord / Monk (uncredited)
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Lew Hooper | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Jim Kennedy | ... |
Anthony Nevitt (uncredited)
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John More | ... |
Council Member (uncredited)
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Tony O'Leary | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Dido Plumb | ... |
Reveller (uncredited)
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Mike Reynell | ... |
Boat Man (uncredited)
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Reg Thomason | ... |
Lord (uncredited)
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Harry Tierney | ... |
Bishop (uncredited)
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Rita Tobin-Weske | ... |
Reveller (uncredited)
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Robert van Kaphengst | ... |
Council Member (uncredited)
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Mickey Varey | ... |
Huntsman (uncredited)
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Eric Wetherell | ... |
Lord (uncredited)
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Directed by
Waris Hussein |
Written by
Ian Thorne | ... | (original screenplay) |
Produced by
Roy Baird | ... | producer |
Mark Shivas | ... | executive producer |
Music by
David Munrow |
Cinematography by
Peter Suschitzky | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
John Bloom |
Editorial Department
Lesley Walker | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Irene Lamb |
Production Design by
Roy Stannard |
Costume Design by
John Bloomfield |
Makeup Department
Eric Allwright | ... | makeup artist |
Gladys Leakey | ... | chief hairdresser |
Philip Leakey | ... | makeup artist |
Pam Meager | ... | make-up designed by: Mr Michell's |
Production Management
John Comfort | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Derek Cracknell | ... | assistant director |
Richard Jenkins | ... | second assistant director |
Raymond Becket | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
George Dean | ... | painter |
Charles Hammerton | ... | construction manager |
Malcolm Middleton | ... | assistant art director |
Bryn Siddall | ... | property buyer |
Ian Whittaker | ... | set dresser |
Michael Finlay | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Bill Rowe | ... | dubbing mixer |
Brian Simmons | ... | sound recordist |
Nicholas Stevenson | ... | dubbing editor |
Rowland Fowles | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Brian Simmons | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
Stunts
Eddie Stacey | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ted Hallows | ... | electrical supervisor (as Ted Hallowes) |
Dennis C. Lewiston | ... | camera operator (as Denis Lewiston) |
Iain Coates | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ann Halle | ... | assistant costume designer (as Anne Halle) |
Tiny Nicholls | ... | wardrobe master |
Music Department
David Munrow | ... | music arranger / music director |
Script and Continuity Department
Kay Mander | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Philip Collins | ... | production associate |
Brenda Dale | ... | producer's assistant |
Richard du Vivier | ... | production associate (as Richard Du Vivier) |
Terry Gilbert | ... | choreographer |
Sally Pardo | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Anglo-EMI Film Distributors (1972) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Kontinental (1972) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Ken Films (1973) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Levitt-Pickman (1973) (United States) (theatrical)
- Nova Film (1973) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- VTI Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1990) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Cinema Club (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (video)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (DVD)
- Pidax Film (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- British Empire Films Australia (1972) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Damaskinos-Mihailidis (DM) [gr] (1974) (Greece) (theatrical)
- 9Gem (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- Paramount Channel (2020) (France) (tv)
- Research Entertainment (2015) (Spain) (video)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia (1985) (Australia) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bermans (costumes made by)
- Simon Wig Studios (wigs by)
- The Early Music Consort of London (music performed by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
On his deathbed Tudor-king Henry VIII remembers his long reign and especially the crucial part his six marriages played in it, without producing the male heir he desired most to prevent civil wars for the succession as England suffered before his father's ascent. His first queen, Spanish princess Kathryn of Aragon, had one fatal flaw: her children died, except daughter Mary, so he pressed Rome for an annulment, and when that failed out went cardinal Wolsey as chief minister and Henry made himself head of the Church of England instead of the papacy and married Anne Boleyn. When she too failed to produce a male heir, just princess Elisabeth, he had her head roll for 'infidelity'. The third queen, gentle Jane Seymour, died giving birth to sickly prince Edward. For diplomatic reasons Henry married minor princess Anne of Cleves, whose utter lack of female charms causes another annulment and the fall of Thomas Cromwell, who recommended her. Fifth is the lovely Catherine Howard, cousin of Anne Boleyn, but again childless and found to have been carnal with servants before and after her royal marriage, so also decapitated. Finally Catherine Parr, a young widow, stands at his deathbed. Written by KGF Vissers |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Keith Michell (Henry VIII) and Bernard Hepton (Archbishop Thomas Cranmer) are the only actors to reprise their roles from The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970). See more » |
Goofs | No women, not even Queen Catherine Parr were present at Henry's deathbed. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Tudors (1987). See more » |
Quotes |
Henry VIII:
Wait, Anne. Only wait. Anne Boleyn: Ah, then farewell to my young looks! See more » |