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The Other Boleyn Girl

- Two sisters divided for the love of a king.

A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.

Release Date : 2008-02-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesFocus FeaturesColumbia PicturesBBC FilmRelativity MediaRuby FilmsScott Rudin ProductionsGH Three

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Natalie Portman

Character Name : Anne Boleyn

Original Name : Natalie Portman

Gender : Female

Scarlett Johansson

Character Name : Mary Boleyn

Original Name : Scarlett Johansson

Gender : Female

Eric Bana

Character Name : Henry Tudor

Original Name : Eric Bana

Gender : Male

Jim Sturgess

Character Name : George Boleyn

Original Name : Jim Sturgess

Gender : Male

Mark Rylance

Character Name : Sir Thomas Boleyn

Original Name : Mark Rylance

Gender : Male

Kristin Scott Thomas

Character Name : Lady Elizabeth Boleyn

Original Name : Kristin Scott Thomas

Gender : Female

David Morrissey

Character Name : Thomas Howard - Duke of Norfolk

Original Name : David Morrissey

Gender : Male

Benedict Cumberbatch

Character Name : William Carey

Original Name : Benedict Cumberbatch

Gender : Male

Oliver Coleman

Character Name : Henry Percy

Original Name : Oliver Coleman

Gender : Male

Ana Torrent

Character Name : Katherine of Aragon

Original Name : Ana Torrent

Gender : Female

Eddie Redmayne

Character Name : William Stafford

Original Name : Eddie Redmayne

Gender : Male

Juno Temple

Character Name : Jane Parker

Original Name : Juno Temple

Gender : Female

Andrew Garfield

Character Name : Francis Weston

Original Name : Andrew Garfield

Gender : Male

Mark Lewis Jones

Character Name : Brandon

Original Name : Mark Lewis Jones

Gender : Male

Iain Mitchell

Character Name : Thomas Cromwell

Original Name : Iain Mitchell

Gender : Male

Michael Smiley

Character Name : Physician

Original Name : Michael Smiley

Gender : Male

Montserrat Roig de Puig

Character Name : Lady in Waiting

Original Name : Montserrat Roig de Puig

Gender : Female

Alfie Allen

Character Name : King's Messenger

Original Name : Alfie Allen

Gender : Male

Corinne Galloway

Character Name : Jane Seymour

Original Name : Corinne Galloway

Gender : Female

Tom Cox

Character Name : Rider

Original Name : Tom Cox

Gender : Male

Joanna Scanlan

Character Name : Midwife

Original Name : Joanna Scanlan

Gender : Female

Emma Noakes

Character Name : Maid

Original Name : Emma Noakes

Gender : Male

Maisie Smith

Character Name : Young Elizabeth

Original Name : Maisie Smith

Gender : Female

Daisy Doidge-Hill

Character Name : Young Anne

Original Name : Daisy Doidge-Hill

Gender : Female

Tiffany Freisberg

Character Name : Mary Talbot

Original Name : Tiffany Freisberg

Gender : Male

Bill Wallis

Character Name : Archbishop Cranmer

Original Name : Bill Wallis

Gender : Male

Joseph Moore

Character Name : Young Henry

Original Name : Joseph Moore

Gender : Male

Constance Stride

Character Name : Mary Tudor

Original Name : Constance Stride

Gender : Male

Brodie Judge

Character Name : Young Catherine

Original Name : Brodie Judge

Gender : Male

Finton Reilly

Character Name : Young George

Original Name : Finton Reilly

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-01

Except, it isn't really much about the "other" Boleyn girl at all, is it? Eric Bana never could hold a film together, and his effort as the amorous but volatile King Henry VIII proves he can't here either. Scarlett Johansson (Anne) and Natalie Portman (Mary) play the Boleyn girls well enough with decent, if brief, contributions from Kristin Scott-Thomas and Mark Rylance as their parents and from Jim Sturgess as their sexually ambiguous brother George. It looks sumptuous enough with plenty of attention to detail both indoors and out, but is over-written and it has all the sexual chemistry of a children's tea party. Sadly, it's a disappointingly weak adaptation of an intriguing story of betrayal, treachery and lust that really deserves better. Perhaps a film mainly for fans of a good costume drama that's big on costumes but less so on drama...