The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 97 min

genre: drama

theme: biographical drama

director: Alexander Korda

Score: 5 / 10

The Private Life of Henry VIII is a 1933 British film directed and co-produced by Alexander Korda and starring Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Merle Oberon and Elsa Lanchester. It was written by Lajos Bíró and Arthur Wimperis for London Film Productions, Korda's production company. The film, which focuses on the marriages of King Henry VIII of England, was a major international success, establishing Korda as a leading filmmaker and Laughton as a box-office star.

Plot

thumb|260px|left|King [[Henry VIII]] ([[Charles Laughton]]) and [[Anne of Cleves]] ([[Elsa Lanchester]]) on their wedding night in ''The Private Life of Henry VIII''

Awards

Academy Award for Best Actor

Cast

More details

author	Arthur Wimperis Lajos Bíró
award	Academy Award for Best Actor
contentLocation	London
director	Alexander Korda
editor	Stephen Harrison
events	capital punishment
genre	drama historical
keywords	anne boleyn anne of cleves best of breaks the fourth wall catherine howard catherine parr domineer henry viii jane seymour katherine howard private life queen jane seymour reject second wife the king thomas culpeper thumb\|260px\|left\|king [[henry viii]] ([[charles laughton]]) and [[anne of cleves]] ([[elsa lanchester]]) on their wedding night in \'\'the private life of henry viii\'\ wedding night
musicBy	Kurt Schröder
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Picture
producer	Alexander Korda Ludvico Toeplitz
productionCompany	London Film Productions
publisher	United Artists
theme	biographical drama epic food and drink