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Henry VIII and His Six Wives is a British film of genre Drama directed by Waris Hussein with Keith Michell
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
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Add to a movie listHenry VIII and His Six Wives is a 1972 British film adaptation, directed by Waris Hussein, of the BBC 1970 six-part miniseries The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Keith Michell, who plays Henry VIII in the TV series, also portrays the king in the film, while his six wives are portrayed by other actresses, among them Charlotte Rampling as Anne Boleyn, and Jane Asher as Jane Seymour. Donald Pleasence portrays Thomas Cromwell and Bernard Hepton portrays Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, a role he had also played in the miniseries and briefly its follow-up Elizabeth R.
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On his deathbed, Henry VIII reflects upon his long reign, and especially the crucial part his six marriages have played. The bulk of the film is depicted in flashback, while the elderly Henry VIII is surrounded by his family and courtiers waiting for him to die.Actors
Keith Michell
(Henry VIII)
Charlotte Rampling
(Anne Boleyn)
Donald Pleasence
(Thomas Cromwell)
Jane Asher
(Jane Seymour)
Brian Blessed
(Suffolk)
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