Anne of the Thousand Days Movie Review 1969

Lavish re-telling of the life and loves of Henry the VIII. In 1526, Henry tosses aside his current wife for the young and devastatingly beautiful Anne Boleyn (Bujold). But after the birth of Princess Elizabeth, Henry tires of Anne and wishes to marry another. So he decides to rid himself of her presence--permanently. Burton's performance of the amoral king garnered him an Oscar nomination. Based on the 1948 play by Maxwell Anderson. Watch for Elizabeth Taylor as a masked courtesan at the costume ball.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 145 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Great Britain, Royalty, British, Plays to Film: Maxwell Anderson, Historical Romance

Screenplay

Bridget Boland, John Hale

Cast

Richard Burton, Genevieve Bujold, Irene Papas, Anthony Quayle, John Colicos, Michael Hordern

Director

Charles Jarrott

Music

Georges Delerue

Producer

Mark Huffam

Awards

Oscars 1969: Costume Des.; Directors Guild 1970: Director (Jarrott); Golden Globes 1970: Actress--Drama (Bujold), Director (Jarrott), Film--Drama, Screenplay.