Henry VIII and His Six Wives (Original title)Henry the Eighth and His Six Wives (Help search title)
Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 28 January 1973 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Waris Hussein
Synopsis: Filmed adaptation of a BBC television series on the life and reign of Henry VIII
Genres: Biopic, Historical drama
Subjects: Monarchy, Henry VIII (1491-1547)
Releases
Date: 1972Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 125 mins Length: 11275 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: February 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 125 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v230 n31 19 Mar 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 3 Oct 1973 Page: 15
Title: [Variety - 3 Oct 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 2 Aug 1972 Page: 24
Title: [Variety - 2 Aug 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v19 n1 October 1972 Page: 51, 53
Title: [Films and Filming - v19 n1 October 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v39 n462 July 1972 Page: 140
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v39 n462 July 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n9988 8 Jul 1972 Page: 22
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n9988 8 Jul 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9947 12 Oct 1971 Page: 4
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9947 12 Oct 1971: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Author: CHAPMAN, James Pages: xv, 400 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11305 FeetBFI identifier: C-814146
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-76239
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 28 January 1973 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Waris Hussein
Synopsis: Filmed adaptation of a BBC television series on the life and reign of Henry VIII
Genres: Biopic, Historical drama
Subjects: Monarchy, Henry VIII (1491-1547)
Releases
Date: 1972Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 125 mins Length: 11275 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: February 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 125 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(42)
©: Anglo-EMI, Executive Producer: Mark Shivas, Producer: Roy Baird, Production Associate: Philip Collins, Production Associate: Richard Duvivier, Production Supervisor: John Comfort, Producer's Assistant: Brenda Dale, Assistant Director: Derek Cracknell, 2nd Assistant Director: Richard Jenkins, Continuity: Kay Mander, Casting Director: Irene Lamb, Original Screenplay: Ian Thorne, Photography: Peter Suschitzky, Camera Operator: Denis Lewiston, Electrical Supervisor: Ted Hallowes, Stills Photography: Iain Coates, Editor: John Bloom, Assistant Editor: Lesley Walker, Production Designer: Roy Stannard, Assistant Art Director: Malcolm Middleton, Set Dresser: Ian Whittaker, Property Muyer: Bryn Siddall, Construction Manager: Charles Hammerton, Costume Designer: John Bloomfield, Assistant Costume Designer: Anne Halle, Costumes Made by: Bermans, Wardrobe Assistant: Eileen Turkington, Wardrobe Master: Tiny Nicholls, Keith Michell's make-up: Pam Meager, Make-up Artist: Eric Allwright, Philip Leakey, Mr [Keith] Michell's Make-up Des'd by: Pam Meager, Chief Hairdresser: Gladys Leakey, Wigs by: Simon Wigs, Music Composed/Arranged/Directed by: David Munrow, And [Music] Played by: Early Music Consort of London, Choreographer: Terry Gilbert, Sound Recordist: Brian Simmons, Dubbing Mixer: Bill Rowe, Dubbing Editor: Nicholas Stevenson, Made at: EMI-MGM Elstree Studios
Cast
(33)
Keith Michell (Henry VIII), Donald Pleasence (Thomas Cromwell), Charlotte Rampling (Anne Boleyn), Jane Asher (Jane Seymour), Frances Cuka (Catherine of Aragon), Lynne Frederick (Catherine Howard), Jenny Bos (Ann of Cleves), Barbara Leigh-Hunt (Catherine Parr), Michael Gough (Norfolk), Brian Blessed (Suffolk), Michael Goodliffe (Thomas More), Bernard Hepton (Cranmer), Garfield Morgan (Gardiner), John Bryans (Wolsey), John Bennett (Wriothesley), Peter Madden (Fisher), Sarah Long (Mary), Richard Warner (Warham), Peter Clay (Thomas Seymour), Michael Byrne (Edward Seymour), Michael Godfrey (Sir Ralph Ellerker), Robin Sachs (Thomas Culpeper), Nicholas Amer (Chapuys), Basil Clarke (abbot), Clive Merrison (Weston), Alan Rowe (French ambassador), Mark York (Brereton), David Baillie (Norris), Margaret Ward (Lady Rochford), Colin Rix (Bowes), Damien Thomas (Mark Smeaton), Imogen Claire (Maria de Salinas), Simon Henderson ([Prince Edward])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(7)
In: The Hollywood Reporter v230 n31 19 Mar 1974 Page: 3Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v230 n31 19 Mar 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 3 Oct 1973 Page: 15
Title: [Variety - 3 Oct 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 2 Aug 1972 Page: 24
Title: [Variety - 2 Aug 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v19 n1 October 1972 Page: 51, 53
Title: [Films and Filming - v19 n1 October 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v39 n462 July 1972 Page: 140
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v39 n462 July 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n9988 8 Jul 1972 Page: 22
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n9988 8 Jul 1972: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9947 12 Oct 1971 Page: 4
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9947 12 Oct 1971: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Past and present: national identity and the British historical filmAuthor: CHAPMAN, James Pages: xv, 400 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11305 FeetBFI identifier: C-814146
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-76239
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film