The Private Life of Henry VIII
by Alexander Korda
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Actor: Charles Laughton, Franklin Dyall, Laurence Hanray, Miles Mander, Robert DonatDirector: Alexander Korda
Brand: WESTLAKE ENTERTAINMENT INC
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-01-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Allied Artists Entertainment
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Movie Review: Henry's first wife, Catherine of Aragon was dispensed with
Summary: 4 Stars
in the opening credits. She was a good, pious woman therefore, boring. We find wife # 2, Anne, about to lose her head. She was accused of adultry & incest. The charges were probably bogus. The real problem was that Henry was bored with her & had fallen in love with his mistress, Jane. No political treatise this. It may the first Henry VIII talkie. It was a big hit, made in England & launched Charles Laughton's career. Today 75 years later, it is really amusing. I can't imagine the Brits being so devoid of humor that this was supposed to be serious. Jane gives Henry a son & promptly dies for the effort. Next is another Anne, imported from Europe, at the urging of his court & obstensibly his subjects. He didn't care for her & they spent their wedding night playing cards. They divorce amiably. Next another Catherine. She is hot & Henry really falls for her. She has really, should we say, too much experience. She and various lovers are dispactched. Henry is truly depressed by this. His last, another Catherine is a good woman & takes care of the now feeble King. Divorced, beheaded, divorced, dies, beheaded & survives. Or: good, ambitious, stupid, shrewd, slutty & devoted. There is nursery rhyme somewhere on this. Laughton shows a fine range of emotions: anger, joy, lust, sorrow etc. Good early interperatation that I enjoyed.
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