Watch Henry VIII (1979) Official Trailer
7.0 / 10 IMDb February 25, 1979 2h 46m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 46m
Release Date
February 25, 1979
Genre
History, Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Rated
Not Rated
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Producers
Awards
1 nomination.
Cast
No photo
Tony Church
as Prologue
John Stride
as Henry VIII
Julian Glover
as Duke of Buckingham
Jeremy Kemp
as Duke of Norfolk
David Rintoul
as Lord Abergavenny
Timothy West
as Cardinal Wolsey
No photo
John Rowe
as Cromwell
No photo
Lewis Flander
as Duke of Suffolk
Alan Leith
as Sergeant-at-Arms
Claire Bloom
as Katharine of Aragon
John Bailey
as Griffith / Gentleman Usher
David Troughton
as A Surveyor
John Nettleton
as Lord Chamberlain
Charles Lloyd Pack
as Lord Sandys
No photo
Nigel Lambert
as Sir Thomas Lovell
Barbara Kellerman
as Anne Bullen
No photo
Adam Bareham
as Sir Henry Guildford
No photo
Jeffrey Daunton
as A Servant
John Cater
as 1st Gentleman
Roger Lloyd Pack
as 2nd Gentleman
Production Companies
BBCTime-Life Television Productions
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