Based on the BBC drama series (and exec produced by a man who went on to run their drama department for a while) this is a good effort at recounting in two hours the lives and loves of Henry VIII over almost 40 years. Donald Pleasance is noteworthy as the odiously ambitious Thomas Cromwell and Charlotte Rampling as the even more ambitious Anne Boleyn. Keith Michell is an old hand at playing this part by now - his…
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.
Top Cast
Keith Michell
Henry VIII
Donald Pleasence
Thomas Cromwell
Charlotte Rampling
Anne Boleyn
Jane Asher
Jane Seymour
Brian Blessed
Suffolk
Michael Gough
Norfolk
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Catherine Parr
Jenny Bos
Anne of Cleves
Lynne Frederick
Catherine Howard
Frances Cuka
Katherine of Aragon
Michael Goodliffe
Thomas More
Bernard Hepton
Cranmer
Garfield Morgan
Gardiner
John Bryans
Wolsey
Peter Madden
Fisher
Michael Byrne
Edward Seymour
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What is Henry VIII and His Six Wives about?
Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure…
When was Henry VIII and His Six Wives released?
Henry VIII and His Six Wives was released in 1972.
What genres does Henry VIII and His Six Wives belong to?
Henry VIII and His Six Wives is categorised as Drama, History.
Who stars in Henry VIII and His Six Wives?
The cast of Henry VIII and His Six Wives includes Keith Michell, Donald Pleasence, Charlotte Rampling, Jane Asher, Brian Blessed.