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Anne of the Thousand Days

- He was King. She was barely 18. And in their thousand days they played out the most passionate and shocking love story in history!

Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.

Release Date : 1969-12-18

Language :SpanishEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hal Wallis ProductionsUniversal Pictures

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Richard Burton

Character Name : King Henry VIII

Original Name : Richard Burton

Gender : Male

Geneviève Bujold

Character Name : Anne Boleyn

Original Name : Geneviève Bujold

Gender : Female

Irene Papas

Character Name : Queen Catherine

Original Name : Irene Papas

Gender : Female

Anthony Quayle

Character Name : Wolsey

Original Name : Anthony Quayle

Gender : Male

John Colicos

Character Name : Cromwell

Original Name : John Colicos

Gender : Male

Michael Hordern

Character Name : Thomas Boleyn

Original Name : Michael Hordern

Gender : Male

Katharine Blake

Character Name : Elizabeth Boleyn

Original Name : Katharine Blake

Gender : Female

Peter Jeffrey

Character Name : Norfolk

Original Name : Peter Jeffrey

Gender : Male

Joseph O'Conor

Character Name : Fisher

Original Name : Joseph O'Conor

Gender : Male

William Squire

Character Name : Thomas More

Original Name : William Squire

Gender : Male

Valerie Gearon

Character Name : Mary Boleyn

Original Name : Valerie Gearon

Gender : Female

Vernon Dobtcheff

Character Name : Mendoza

Original Name : Vernon Dobtcheff

Gender : Male

Gary Bond

Character Name : Smeaton

Original Name : Gary Bond

Gender : Male

Terence Wilton

Character Name : Lord Percy

Original Name : Terence Wilton

Gender : Male

Denis Quilley

Character Name : Weston

Original Name : Denis Quilley

Gender : Male

Esmond Knight

Character Name : Kingston

Original Name : Esmond Knight

Gender : Male

Michael Johnson

Character Name : George Boleyn

Original Name : Michael Johnson

Gender : Male

Marne Maitland

Character Name : Campeggio

Original Name : Marne Maitland

Gender : Male

Nora Swinburne

Character Name : Lady Kingston

Original Name : Nora Swinburne

Gender : Female

June Ellis

Character Name : Bess

Original Name : June Ellis

Gender : Female

Cyril Luckham

Character Name : Prior Houghton

Original Name : Cyril Luckham

Gender : Male

Brook Williams

Character Name : Brereton

Original Name : Brook Williams

Gender : Male

Lesley Paterson

Character Name : Jane Seymour

Original Name : Lesley Paterson

Gender : Female

Amanda Jane Smythe

Character Name : Baby Elizabeth

Original Name : Amanda Jane Smythe

Gender : Male

Nicola Pagett

Character Name : Princess Mary

Original Name : Nicola Pagett

Gender : Female

Peter Avella

Character Name : Man in Tavern (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Avella

Gender : Male

George Ballantine

Character Name : Servant (uncredited)

Original Name : George Ballantine

Gender : Male

Hyma Beckley

Character Name : Lord (uncredited)

Original Name : Hyma Beckley

Gender : Male

Jack Berg

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Berg

Gender : Male

Kate Burton

Character Name : Serving Maid (uncredited)

Original Name : Kate Burton

Gender : Female

Elizabeth Counsell

Character Name : Anne's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Original Name : Elizabeth Counsell

Gender : Female

Maxwell Craig

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Maxwell Craig

Gender : Male

Mabel Etherington

Character Name : Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Original Name : Mabel Etherington

Gender : Female

Max Faulkner

Character Name : Huntsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Max Faulkner

Gender : Male

Ernest Fennemore

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Ernest Fennemore

Gender : Male

Harry Fielder

Character Name : Servant (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Fielder

Gender : Male

Hugh Futcher

Character Name : Crowd Heckler (uncredited)

Original Name : Hugh Futcher

Gender : Male

Victor Harrington

Character Name : Lord (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Harrington

Gender : Male

Fiona Hartford

Character Name : Catherine's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Original Name : Fiona Hartford

Gender : Male

Lindsay Hooper

Character Name : Bishop (uncredited)

Original Name : Lindsay Hooper

Gender : Male

Juliet Kempson

Character Name : Catherine's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Original Name : Juliet Kempson

Gender : Male

Juba Kennerley

Character Name : Lord (uncredited)

Original Name : Juba Kennerley

Gender : Male

Eric Kent

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Kent

Gender : Male

Aileen Lewis

Character Name : Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Original Name : Aileen Lewis

Gender : Female

Tommy Little

Character Name : Torturer (uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Little

Gender : Male

Fred Machon

Character Name : Lord (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Machon

Gender : Male

Mary Maxfield

Character Name : Patrician (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Maxfield

Gender : Male

Alan Meacham

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Alan Meacham

Gender : Male

James Mellor

Character Name : Scribe to Cromwell (uncredited)

Original Name : James Mellor

Gender : Male

Terence Mountain

Character Name : Executioner (uncredited)

Original Name : Terence Mountain

Gender : Male

George Oliver

Character Name : Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : George Oliver

Gender : Male

Harry Paris

Character Name : Oarsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Paris

Gender : Male

Dido Plumb

Character Name : Lord (uncredited)

Original Name : Dido Plumb

Gender : Male

Kynaston Reeves

Character Name : Willoughby (uncredited)

Original Name : Kynaston Reeves

Gender : Male

Bunny Seaman

Character Name : Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Original Name : Bunny Seaman

Gender : Male

Jack Sharp

Character Name : Monk (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Sharp

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Taylor

Character Name : Masked Courtesan (uncredited)

Original Name : Elizabeth Taylor

Gender : Female

Royston Tickner

Character Name : Messenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Royston Tickner

Gender : Male

Anne Tirard

Character Name : Catherine's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Original Name : Anne Tirard

Gender : Female

Rita Tobin-Weske

Character Name : Midwife (uncredited)

Original Name : Rita Tobin-Weske

Gender : Male

Liza Todd

Character Name : Beggar Maid (uncredited)

Original Name : Liza Todd

Gender : Male

James Ure

Character Name : Bishop (uncredited)

Original Name : James Ure

Gender : Male

Amanda Walker

Character Name : Anne's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Original Name : Amanda Walker

Gender : Female

Jerold Wells

Character Name : Boleyn Axeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerold Wells

Gender : Male

Fred Wood

Character Name : Court Scribe (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Wood

Gender : Male

T. P. McKenna

Character Name : Norris

Original Name : T. P. McKenna

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-04

Geneviève Bujold is on super form here as the manipulative and ambitious Anne. She captures the heart of the King (Richard Burton) and he proceeds to shake his kingdom to it's foundations in order to possess, then dispose of her. Even if you are not familiar with the story of Anne Boleyn, it is told here by way of a retrospective so we see right from the beginning that her goose is cooked. What ensures depicts how she rose to power, connived the downfall of many around her - most notably the Queen herself (Irene Papas) and Cardinal Wolsey (Anthony Quayle). With the help of a suitably obsequious character of Thomas Cromwell (John Calicos), the internecine and fickle politics of Henry VIII's court is laid bare for us to watch. Perhaps Burton is a bit overly theatrical at times, but there is a smouldering chemistry between the two; the look of the film is great with superb location and costume detail too. Towards the end you almost begin to feel sorry for the poor woman who played the game for all it was worth, but the King's caprices and her inability to have a son wrote her death warrant for her. It is too long, but still one of the best period dramas made on this topic.