The Other Boleyn Girl (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Philippa Lowthorpe

Writers:

Philippa Gregory (novel)
Philippa Lowthorpe (writer)

Release Date:

28 March 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Romance | Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Natascha McElhone	...	Mary Boleyn
Jodhi May	...	Anne Boleyn
Jared Harris	...	Henry VIII
Steven Mackintosh	...	George Boleyn
Philip Glenister	...	William Stafford
Jack Shepherd	...	Thomas Boleyn
John Woodvine	...	Uncle Howard
Ron Cook	...	Thomas Cromwell
Anthony Howell	...	William Carey
Jane Gurnett	...	Elizabeth Boleyn
Yolanda Vazquez	...	Katherine of Aragon (as Yolanda Vasquez)
Geoffrey Streatfield	...	Francis Weston
Oliver Chris	...	Henry Percy
Naomi Benson	...	Jane Seymour
Zoe Waites	...	Jane Parker

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Trivia:

The cast spent four weeks in workshops improvising the script together with director Philippa Lowthorpe.

Movie Connections:

Version of The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

See THIS one - NOT the new Hollywood remake!

An extraordinary tale of sex, passion and royal intrigue, this is the little-known story of Mary Boleyn, who was mistress to King Henry VIII before he married her sister, Anne. Set during one of the most notorious periods in British regal history, at its heart is the relationship between two rivals - the Boleyn sisters. Starring Jodhi May, Natascha McElhone, Jared Harris and Steven Mackintosh.

If you want superb acting quality together with historical accuracy, this is the one to see.

If you prefer an over-rated, second-class, Americanized remake then go for the Hollywood fluff version. This one will be over your head.