
Henry VIII
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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Henry VIII
Rating
6.5/10
Release Date
1979-02-25
Runtime
166 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Tony Church
Prologue

John Stride
Henry VIII

Julian Glover
Duke of Buckingham

Jeremy Kemp
Duke of Norfolk

David Rintoul
Lord Abergavenny

Timothy West
Cardinal Wolsey

John Rowe
Cromwell

Lewis Flander
Duke of Suffolk

Alan Leith
Sergeant-at-Arms

Claire Bloom
Katharine of Aragon

John Bailey
Griffith / Gentleman Usher

David Troughton
A Surveyor
Production Companies

BBC
Time-Life Television Productions