Henry VIII and His Six Wives is a feature film based upon the 1971 BBC miniseries The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Keith Michell weathers several makeup changes as the much-married titular monarch. While the miniseries was able to explore the political and personal reasons for the selection (and sometimes rejection) of the wives, the shortened version concentrates chiefly on such highlights as the birth of Queen Elizabeth and the execution of Anne Boleyn. The film is constructed in flashback form, with an aged Henry recalling ...
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Henry VIII and His Six Wives is a feature film based upon the 1971 BBC miniseries The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Keith Michell weathers several makeup changes as the much-married titular monarch. While the miniseries was able to explore the political and personal reasons for the selection (and sometimes rejection) of the wives, the shortened version concentrates chiefly on such highlights as the birth of Queen Elizabeth and the execution of Anne Boleyn. The film is constructed in flashback form, with an aged Henry recalling his marital record. Side note: Donald Pleasence appears as Thomas Cromwell in Henry VIII and His Six Wives; Pleasence's daughter Angela had played Katherine Howard, Bride No. 5, in the original Six Wives of Henry VIII. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Donald Pleasence, Charlotte Rampling, Keith Michell. New. 1973 Run time: 125. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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Donald Pleasence, Charlotte Rampling, Keith Michell. New. 1973 Run time: 125. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
Clearly an illegal pirate copy of this film.. Aside from the overall inferior picture and sound, halfway thru the sound goes about 30 seconds out of synch with the action on screen. Total ripoff.