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The Private Life of Henry VIII.
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Directed by
Alexander Korda 
 
Writing credits
Lajos Biró (story)

Lajos Biró  dialogue
Arthur Wimperis  dialogue

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Charles Laughton ... King Henry VIII

Robert Donat ... Thomas Culpeper
Franklin Dyall ... Thomas Cromwell
Miles Mander ... Wriothesley
Laurence Hanray ... Archbishop Thomas Cranmer (as Lawrence Hanray)
William Austin ... Duke of Cleves
John Loder ... Thomas Peynell
Claud Allister ... Cornell (as Claude Allister)
Gibb McLaughlin ... The French executioner
Sam Livesey ... The English executioner

Merle Oberon ... Anne Boleyn
Wendy Barrie ... Jane Seymour

Elsa Lanchester ... Anne of Cleves
Binnie Barnes ... Katherine Howard
Everley Gregg ... Katherine Parr
Lady Tree ... The King's nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frederick Culley ... Duke of Norfolk (uncredited)
Mark Daly ... Bit part (uncredited)
Annie Esmond ... The cook's wife (uncredited)
William Heughan ... Kingston (uncredited)
Arthur Howard ... Kitchen helper (uncredited)
Judy Kelly ... Lady Rochford (uncredited)
Wally Patch ... Butcher in kitchen (uncredited)
Hay Petrie ... The king's barber (uncredited)
Terry-Thomas ... Extra (uncredited)
John Turnbull ... Hans Holbein (uncredited)
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Produced by
Alexander Korda .... producer
Ludovico Toeplitz .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Kurt Schröder  (as Kurt Schroeder)
 
Cinematography by
Georges Périnal 
 
Film Editing by
Stephen Harrison 
 
Costume Design by
John Armstrong 
 
Production Management
David B. Cunynghame .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Geoffrey Boothby .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Vincent Korda .... set designer
C.P. Norman .... assistant art director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
A.W. Watkins .... sound
 
Visual Effects by
W. Percy Day .... matte painter
 
Stunts
Man Mountain Dean .... stunt double: Charles Laughton (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Osmond Borradaile .... camera operator (as Osmond Borrodaile)
 
Editorial Department
Stephen Bearman .... colorist
Harold Young .... editorial supervisor
 
Music Department
Muir Mathieson .... assistant musical director (uncredited)
Kurt Schröder .... musical director (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Philip Lindsay .... technical advisor
Espinosa .... choreographer (uncredited)
Captain C.W.R. Knight .... falconry expert (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete

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