The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight


This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. Two great friends leave Verona for Milan, Valentine with great enthusiasm and Proteus unwillingly, as he will have to leave his recently-betrothed Julia. Valentine soon falls in love with Silvia, daughter of ...
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More Information on The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight
This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. Two great friends leave Verona for Milan, Valentine with great enthusiasm and Proteus unwillingly, as he will have to leave his recently-betrothed Julia. Valentine soon falls in love with Silvia, daughter of ... The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight featuring Tony Church and John Stride is streaming with subscription on Kanopy. It's a drama and history movie.
Director
Kevin Billington
Prologue
Tony Church
Henry VIII
John Stride
Duke of Buckingham
Julian Glover
Duke of Norfolk
Jeremy Kemp
Lord Abergavenny
David Rintoul
Cardinal Wolsey
Timothy West
Cromwell
John Rowe
Duke of Suffolk
Lewis Flander
Sergeant-at-Arms
Alan Leith
Katharine of Aragon
Claire Bloom
Griffith / Gentleman Usher
John Bailey
A Surveyor
David Troughton
Lord Chamberlain
John Nettleton
Lord Sandys
Charles Lloyd Pack
Sir Thomas Lovell
Nigel Lambert
Anne Bullen
Barbara Kellerman
Sir Henry Guildford
Adam Bareham
A Servant
Jeffrey Daunton
1st Gentleman
John Cater
2nd Gentleman
Roger Lloyd Pack
Sir Nicholas Vaux
Jack McKenzie
Writer
William Shakespeare


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