The Sword and the Rose
The Sword and the Rose is a family/adventure film produced by Perce Pearce and Walt Disney and directed by Ken Annakin. The film features the story of Mary Tudor, a younger sister of Henry VIII of England.
Plot
Mary Tudor falls in love with a new arrival to court, Charles Brandon. She persuades her brother King Henry VIII to make him his Captain of the Guard. Meanwhile, Henry is determined to marry her off to the aging King Louis XII of France as part of a peace agreement. Mary's longtime suitor the Duke of Buckingham takes a dislike to Charles as he is a commoner and the Duke wants Mary for himself. However, troubled by his feelings for the princess, Brandon resigns and decides to sail to the New World. Against the advice of her lady-in-waiting Lady Margaret, Mary dresses up like a boy and follows Brandon to Bristol. Henry's men find them and throw Brandon in the Tower of London. King Henry agrees to spare his life if Mary will marry King Louis and tells her that when Louis dies she is free to marry whomever she wants. Meanwhile, Mary asks the Duke of Buckingham for help but he only pretends to help Brandon escape from the Tower, really planning to have him killed while escaping. The duke thinks he is drowned in the Thames, but he survives.
Cast
- Anthony Sharp
- Bryan Coleman
- D. A. Clarke-Smith
- Ernest Jay
- Fernand Fabre
- Gaston Richer
- Gérard Oury
- Glynis Johns
- Helen Goss
- James Robertson Justice
- Jane Barrett
- Jean Mercure
- John Vere
- Michael Gough
- Patrick Cargill
- Peter Copley
- Philip Lennard
- Phillip Glasier
- Richard Molinas
- Richard Todd
- Robert Le Béal
- Rosalie Crutchley
More details
| author | Lawrence Edward Watkin |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | France |
| director | Ken Annakin |
| editor | Gerald Thomas |
| genre | adventure historical |
| keywords | bristol captain of the guard drown duke of buckingham duke of suffolk francis francis i of france henry viii henry viii of england kill king henry viii learn louis xi louis xii of france married new world plan thames the king the new world tower of london |
| musicBy | Clifton Parker |
| producer | Perce Pearce Walt Disney |
| productionCompany | British Film Institute Walt Disney Pictures |
| publisher | RKO Pictures |
| recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |