Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.
Cast
Charles Laughton
Henry VIII
Robert Donat
Thomas Culpeper
Franklin Dyall
Thomas Cromwell
Miles Mander
Wriothesley
Laurence Hanray
Archbishop Cranmer
William Austin
Duke of Cleves
John Loder
Peynell
Claud Allister
Cornell
Gibb McLaughlin
The French Executioner
Sam Livesey
The English Executioner
Merle Oberon
Anne Boleyn
Wendy Barrie
Jane Seymour
Elsa Lanchester
Anne of Cleves
Binnie Barnes
Katherine Howard
Everley Gregg
Katherine Parr
Lady Tree
The King's Nurse
Frederick Culley
Duke of Norfolk (uncredited)
Mark Daly
Man (uncredited)
Toni Edgar-Bruce
Spectator at Executions (uncredited)
Annie Esmond
The Cook's Wife (uncredited)
William Heughan
Kingston (uncredited)
Arthur Howard
Kitchen Helper (uncredited)
Judy Kelly
Lady Rochford (uncredited)
Wally Patch
Butcher in Kitchen (uncredited)
Hay Petrie
The King's Barber (uncredited)
Terry-Thomas
Man (uncredited)
John Turnbull
Hans Holbein (uncredited)
Crew
Alexander Korda
Director, Producer
Arthur Wimperis
Scenario Writer, Story
Lajos Biró
Story
Stephen Harrison
Editor
Georges Périnal
Director of Photography
Geoffrey Boothby
Assistant Director
Ludovico Toeplitz
Producer
Osmond Borradaile
Camera Operator
John Armstrong
Costume Design
A.W. Watkins
Sound
Kurt Schröder
Original Music Composer
Vincent Korda
Set Designer
Philip Lindsay
Technical Advisor
Harold Young
Editorial Manager
David B. Cunynghame
Production Manager
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