Anne of the Thousand Days
1969 film by Charles Jarrott
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7.1Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Released: 1969-12-18145 minDir: Charles JarrottDrama, History, Romance
Cast
- Richard Burton as King Henry VIII
- Geneviève Bujold as Anne Boleyn
- Irene Papas as Queen Catherine
- Anthony Quayle as Wolsey
- John Colicos as Cromwell
- Michael Hordern as Thomas Boleyn
Themes
- adultery
- england
- based on play or musical
- tudor
~13 min read
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Anne of the Thousand Days is a 1969 British historical drama film based on the life of Anne Boleyn, directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The screenplay by Bridget Boland and John Hale is an adaptation of the 1948 play of the same name by Maxwell Anderson.
The film stars Richard Burton as King Henry VIII and Geneviève Bujold as Anne Boleyn. Irene Papas plays Catherine of Aragon, Anthony Quayle plays Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, and John Colicos plays Thomas Cromwell. Others in the cast include Michael Hordern, Katherine Blake, Peter Jeffrey, Joseph O'Conor, William Squire, Vernon Dobtcheff, Denis Quilley, Esmond Knight, and T. P. McKenna, who later played Henry VIII in Monarch. Burton's wife Elizabeth Taylor makes a brief, uncredited appearance.