Henry VIII
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Charles Dance, Joss Ackland, Mark Strong, Ray Winstone, Sid Mitchell Director: Pete Travis Brand: BONHAM CARTER,HELEN Producer: Andy Harries Producer: Bill Shephard Producer: Francis Hopkinson Producer: Justin Bodle Producer: Peter Morgan Writer: Peter Morgan Producer: Rebecca Eaton DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 193 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-11-16 Audience Rating: Unrated Model: 92366 Studio: Hbo Home Video Product features:
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Movie Reviews of Henry VIII
Movie Review: A ghastly mistake
Summary: 1 Stars
I have little to add to the other reviewers, who categorize this production's inadequacies most effectively. I merely want to emphasize the abysmal casting and mis-casting; take one example -- Emilia Fox was fine in "The Pianist." She just doesn't belong here. And as for Winstone? Well, Henry VIII had his vulgar side but he was profoundly concerned with the stature and dignity of his office and was not inclined to let his guard down in public. He was every inch a king, not every inch the bouncer down the pub.
Fortunately, relief is at hand in the form of the 1969 BBC 6-parter which towers over this travesty and manages to get pretty much all of the details right. That legendary production is a miracle of fine writing, careful thought, superb acting, and judicious casting (Bernard Hepton was born to play Cranmer, and don't forget Basil Dignam as the awful Gardiner). It's as fresh and vivid as the day it was released!