Movie Description
Henry VIII
(1979)Overview
Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking to divorce Queen Katherine and marry Anne Bullen. As cardinal Wolsey, the powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the King's wishes, the court reverbates with political intrigue and accusations of treachery.
Featured Crew
- Director : Kevin Billington
- Producer : Cedric Messina
- Cast : Tony Church,John Stride,Julian Glover,Jeremy Kemp,David Rintoul,Timothy West,John Rowe,Lewis Flander,Alan Leith,Claire Bloom,John Bailey,David Troughton,John Nettleton,Charles Lloyd Pack,Nigel Lambert,Barbara Kellerman,Adam Bareham,Jeffrey Daunton,John Cater,Roger Lloyd Pack,Jack McKenzie,Michael Poole,Peter Vaughan,Sylvia Coleridge,Michael Gaunt,Ronald Pickup,David Dodimead,Emma Kirkby,Sally Home,Oliver Cotton,Michael Walker,John Rhys-Davies,Timothy Barker,Brian Osborne,John Rogan,Jack May
Cast
Prologue
Henry VIII
Duke of Buckingham
Duke of Norfolk
Lord Abergavenny
Cardinal Wolsey
Cromwell
Duke of Suffolk
Sergeant-at-Arms
Katharine of Aragon
Griffith / Gentleman Usher
A Surveyor
Lord Chamberlain
Lord Sandys
Sir Thomas Lovell
Anne Bullen
Sir Henry Guildford
A Servant
1st Gentleman
2nd Gentleman
Sir Nicholas Vaux
Cardinal Campeius
Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
Old Lady, Anne Bullen's Friend
A Crier
Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Lincoln
Singer
Patience
Earl of Surrey
A Messenger
Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
Page to Gardiner
Door-Keeper of the Council Chamber
Dr. Butts
Lord Chancellor
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Original TitleHenry VIII
Status Released
Release Information
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1979-02-25
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 46m
Production CompaniesBBC,Time-Life Television Productions
Genres
- History
- Drama
- TV Movie
