The read
It runs long at 2h 46m.
Synopsis
Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking to divorce Queen Katherine and marry Anne Bullen. As cardinal Wolsey, the powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the King's wishes, the court reverbates with political intrigue and accusations of treachery.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Kevin BillingtonDirector
- James TylerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tony ChurchPrologue
- John StrideHenry VIII
- Julian GloverDuke of Buckingham
- Jeremy KempDuke of Norfolk
- David RintoulLord Abergavenny
- Timothy WestCardinal Wolsey
- John RoweCromwell
- Lewis FlanderDuke of Suffolk
- Alan LeithSergeant-at-Arms
- Claire BloomKatharine of Aragon
- John BaileyGriffith / Gentleman Usher
- David TroughtonA Surveyor