Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Original British quad poster
Directed byWaris Hussein
Written byIan Thorne[1]
Produced byRoy Baird
Mark Shivas
StarringKeith Michell
Donald Pleasence
Charlotte Rampling
Jane Asher
Lynne Frederick
CinematographyPeter Suschitzky
Edited byJohn Bloom
Music byDavid Munrow
Production
company
Distributed byAnglo-EMI (UK)
Levitt-Pickman (US)
Release dates
  • 13 July 1972 (1972-07-13) (UK)
  • 13 December 1973 (1973-12-13) (US)
Running time
125 min
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Henry VIII and His Six Wives is a 1972 British historical drama film directed by Waris Hussein, adapted from the 1970 miniseries, The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Keith Michell, who plays Henry VIII in the TV series, reprised his role. His six wives are portrayed by Frances Cuka, Charlotte Rampling, Jane Asher, Jenny Bos, Lynne Frederick, and Barbara Leigh-Hunt. Donald Pleasence portrays Thomas Cromwell and Bernard Hepton portrays Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, a role he had also played in the miniseries and briefly in its follow-up Elizabeth R.[2]

  1. ^ The scriptwriter for the Jane Seymour episode in the original television series, which won the 1970 Prix Italia for Best Dramatic Production.
  2. ^ Angelini, Sergio. "Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 28 June 2019.