Review of The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) by Adrian B — 24 Aug 2011
Bizarre, fairly enjoyable autobiographical pick of King Henry the 8th of England (Charles Laughton). The film begins after he has already has had two wives, Catharine of Aragon (of which the film humourously dismisses the long marriage as boring); and Anne Boleyn (Merle Oberon), of which he executes during the film.
Then the film tells the story of marrying his remaining four wives, one being Anne of Cleves, played by Laughton's actual wife Elsa Lanchester. Laughton keeps the film going with his funny, Oscar winning performance, and the visuals are very nice too look.
The film is a little dated and bit inaccurate of biography of King Henry, but it does provide sufficient entertainment value for a re-watch.
This review of The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) was written by Adrian B on 24 Aug 2011.
The Private Life of Henry VIII has generally received positive reviews.
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