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Overview

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Director:

Charles Jarrott

Writers:

Maxwell Anderson (play)
Bridget Boland (writer)
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Release Date:

18 December 1969 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | History more

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

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Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 16 nominations more

User Comments:

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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Richard Burton ... King Henry VIII
Geneviève Bujold ... Anne Boleyn
Irene Papas ... Queen Katherine of Aragon
Anthony Quayle ... Cardinal Wolsey
John Colicos ... Thomas Cromwell
Michael Hordern ... Count Thomas Boleyn
Katharine Blake ... Elizabeth Boleyn
Valerie Gearon ... Mary Boleyn
Michael Johnson ... George Boleyn
Peter Jeffrey ... Duke of Norfolk
Joseph O'Conor ... Bishop Fisher
William Squire ... Thomas More
Esmond Knight ... Kingston
Nora Swinburne ... Lady Kingston

Vernon Dobtcheff ... Mendoza
Brook Williams ... Breareton
Gary Bond ... Smeaton

T.P. McKenna ... Norris
Denis Quilley ... Weston
Terence Wilton ... Lord Percy
Lesley Paterson ... Jane Seymour
Nicola Pagett ... Princess Mary
June Ellis ... Bess
Kynaston Reeves ... Willoughby
Marne Maitland ... Campeggio
Cyril Luckham ... Prior Houghton
Amanda Walker ... Anne's Lady-in-Waiting
Charlotte Selwyn ... Anne's Lady-in-Waiting
Elizabeth Counsell ... Anne's Lady-in-Waiting
Juliet Kempson ... Cahterine's Lady-in-Waiting
Fiona Hartford ... Catherine's Lady-in-Waiting
Lilian Hutchins ... Catherine's Spanish Lady-in-Waiting
Anne Tirard ... Catherine's Spanish Lady-in-Waiting
Amanda Jane Smythe ... Baby Elizabeth
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kate Burton ... Serving Maid (uncredited)
Liza Todd Burton ... Beggar Maid (uncredited)
Harry Fielder ... Servant (uncredited)

Elizabeth Taylor ... Courtesan (uncredited)
Rita Tobin-Weske ... Midwife (uncredited)
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Directed by
Charles Jarrott 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Maxwell Anderson  play
Bridget Boland  writer
John Hale  writer
Richard Sokolove  adaptation

Produced by
Richard McWhorter .... associate producer
Hal B. Wallis .... producer
 
Original Music by
Georges Delerue 
 
Cinematography by
Arthur Ibbetson 
 
Film Editing by
Richard Marden 
 
Casting by
Sally Nicholl 
 
Production Design by
Maurice Carter 
 
Art Direction by
Lionel Couch 
 
Set Decoration by
Peter Howitt 
Patrick McLoughlin 
 
Costume Design by
Margaret Furse 
 
Makeup Department
Ron Berkeley .... makeup artist: Richard Burton
Joan Carpenter .... hair stylist
Tom Smith .... makeup supervisor
 
Production Management
James H. Ware .... production supervisor (as James Ware)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Simon Relph .... assistant director
Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe .... second second assistant director (uncredited)
Nigel Wooll .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
John Feehan .... property master
Ferdinand Bellan .... scenic artist (uncredited)
Andrew Campbell .... sketch artist (uncredited)
Frank Graves .... scenic artist (uncredited)
W. Simpson Robinson .... scenic artist (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
John Aldred .... sound dubbing mixer
Colin Miller .... sound editor
Don Sharpe .... dubbing editor
Robin Clegg .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Gerald Larn .... matte painter (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Wilson .... camera operator
Norman Gryspeerdt .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ivy Baker .... costume supervisor (as Ivy Baker Jones)
Vi Murray .... wardrobe mistress (uncredited)
Arthur Newman .... wardrobe master (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Mary Kessel .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Valerie Booth .... continuity
Inez Easton .... location manager
Patrick McLoughlin .... researcher
Mary Skeaping .... choreographer
Jeremy Taylor .... horse master (uncredited)
Joan Williams .... production secretary (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Anne of a Thousand Days
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Runtime:

145 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (35 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1988) | USA:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:M (original rating)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Maxwell Anderson's play "Anne of the thousand days" was originally produced on Broadway at Shubert Theatre. It premiered on 8 December 1948 and closed on 8 October 1949 (288 performances in total). more

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Irene Papas is Greek by origin. Thus, she is Orthodox Christian. But when she acted the role of Katherine, it is supposed to be Spanish and Catholic Christian. When she entered the court and sweared by making the cross on her chest, she did it in the Orthodox way, using the three fingers not the whole palm if her right hand. more

Quotes:

Thomas Cromwell: We used the incest excuse last time. We can't make a habit of it. more

Movie Connections:

Version of Anna Boleyn (1920) more


FAQ

Best Burton film is.........??
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14 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Anne of the Thousand Days, 21 April 1999
Author: Tim Cox from Marietta, OH

Burton and Bujold are majestic in this brilliant costume epic about King Henry VIII's relationship with wife Anne Boleyn. The period is captured beautifully in its set design and costuming. There is great support from Irene Pappas, John Colicos and Anthony Quayle as Cardinal Wolsey. This would be a nice film to double up "A Man for All Seasons" with.

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