Henry VIII (1979)
Henry VIII (1979)
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.

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Cast

Tony Church Tony Church As: Prologue
John Stride John Stride As: Henry VIII
Julian Glover Julian Glover As: Duke of Buckingham
Jeremy Kemp Jeremy Kemp As: Duke of Norfolk
David Rintoul David Rintoul As: Lord Abergavenny
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Storyline

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.


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Details

Genres: History, Drama, TV Movie

Language: English

Release Date: 25 February 1979

Country: GB

Runtime: 166m

Company Credits

Company: BBC, Time-Life Television Productions

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Cast

Tony Church

Tony Church

Prologue

John Stride

John Stride

Henry VIII

Julian Glover

Julian Glover

Duke of Buckingham

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

Duke of Norfolk

David Rintoul

David Rintoul

Lord Abergavenny

Timothy West

Timothy West

Cardinal Wolsey

John Rowe

John Rowe

Cromwell

Lewis Flander

Lewis Flander

Duke of Suffolk

Alan Leith

Alan Leith

Sergeant-at-Arms

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

Katharine of Aragon

John Bailey

John Bailey

Griffith / Gentleman Usher

David Troughton

David Troughton

A Surveyor

John Nettleton

John Nettleton

Lord Chamberlain

Charles Lloyd Pack

Charles Lloyd Pack

Lord Sandys

Nigel Lambert

Nigel Lambert

Sir Thomas Lovell

Barbara Kellerman

Barbara Kellerman

Anne Bullen

Adam Bareham

Adam Bareham

Sir Henry Guildford

Jeffrey Daunton

Jeffrey Daunton

A Servant

John Cater

John Cater

1st Gentleman

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

2nd Gentleman

Jack McKenzie

Jack McKenzie

Sir Nicholas Vaux

Michael Poole

Michael Poole

Cardinal Campeius

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester

Sylvia Coleridge

Sylvia Coleridge

Old Lady, Anne Bullen's Friend

Michael Gaunt

Michael Gaunt

A Crier

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury

David Dodimead

David Dodimead

Bishop of Lincoln

Emma Kirkby

Emma Kirkby

Singer

Sally Home

Sally Home

Patience

Oliver Cotton

Oliver Cotton

Earl of Surrey

Michael Walker

Michael Walker

A Messenger

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V

Timothy Barker

Timothy Barker

Page to Gardiner

Brian Osborne

Brian Osborne

Door-Keeper of the Council Chamber

John Rogan

John Rogan

Dr. Butts

Jack May

Jack May

Lord Chancellor

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Costume and Makeup

Dawn Alcock

Dawn Alcock

Makeup Artist

Alun Hughes

Alun Hughes

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Lighting

Hubert Cartwright

Hubert Cartwright

Lighting Director

Art Department

Don Taylor

Don Taylor

Production Design

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