Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) ( Anne of a Thousand Days )

Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) (DVD) (*)

~~$27.99~~ $21.97

Original Title: Anne of a Thousand Days
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
150 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1969 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Charles Jarrott

Written By:
Maxwell Anderson
Bridget Boland

Actors:
Richard Burton ..... King Henry VIII
Genevieve 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

Synopsis:

Anne of the Thousand Days is the belated film adaptation of Maxwell Anderson's 1948 stage play. The story concentrates on the romance between Britain's King Henry VIII (Richard Burton) and his ill-fated second wife Anne Boleyn (Genevieve Bujold). After holding out for marriage rather than an illegitimate union, Anne marries Henry after he sheds himself of Katherine of Aragon -- causing a rift between the Crown and the Church in the process. Anne's inability to produce a male heir leads Henry to look about for other suitable mates. Henry's sinister right-hand man Cromwell (John Colicos) arranges for Anne to be condemned on a charge of adultery. She is beheaded, while Henry disconsolately sits in Windsor Castle, regretting this callous example of political expediency. Richard Burton is ideally cast in Anne of the Thousand Days, but it is Genevieve Bujold who delivers the best, most complex performance in the film.

Henry VIII divorces his wife to marry Anne Boleyn, but soon finds evidence of adultery.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 19 December, 2021.