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Henry VIII And His Six Wives [DVD] [1972]

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  • Actors: Keith Michell, Donald Pleasence, Charlotte Rampling, Jane Asher, Frances Cuka
  • Directors: Waris Hussein
  • Writers: Ian Thorne
  • Producers: Mark Shivas, Roy Baird
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 21 Feb 2005
  • Run Time: 120 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001P1B2U
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,764 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Chronicles the life and loves of Henry VIII.

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Where is the DVD release of the BBC series?, 29 Mar 2006
By Allan Frewin Jones (London, England) - See all my reviews
This movie is all very well, but as other reviewers stated, it is way too short to go into the detail of the relationships, some of which is significant and very necessary, whereas the hour-long BBC programmes do. Keith Michell is great in this as he was in the series and although the wives are not the same, the actors portraying them are good here, but glorious in the series. For example, Dorothy Tutin as Anne Boleyn and Anne Stallybrass as Jane Seymour do their roles more credit as the two actors in the movie, because they have more time to blossom in these parts and can fully show the nature of the person they portray and their interaction with the King - not to mention the plots and dealings around them!
It is high time that the BBC released these programmes on DVD, as the series is for me, together with I Claudius and Elizabeth R one of the three finest BBC dramas ever shown.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Tudor Taster, 19 Feb 2007
By G. R. Arckless "History man" (UK) - See all my reviews
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I first saw this in the cinema on its original release and purchased the DVD version. There is much that is good in this; Keith Michell is excellent as are some of the supporting players. The concentration of the story on Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn is understandable but does poor justice to Katherine Parr and Anne of Cleves. The music, costumes and settings are very good and some of the key scenes - such as the confrontation at Blackfriars between Henry and Catherine of Aragon are very well done. The TV series inspired an interest in the Tudors which is still with me after more than 30 years. Overall the film version is well worth seeing, but the TV series, now out on DVD, is superb.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Watchable, but too much to cover in two hours, 4 Feb 2007
Keith Michell was excellent in the title role and aged very well! The costumes and sets are lavish and the film is well made, and the acting is generally good. However, as another reviewer has said, it's nothing like as good as the original BBC series, which also starred Keith Michell, and I also don't understand why this hasn't been brought out on DVD. This film couldn't be as good, because instead of having an hour to devote to each wife, all six have to be covered in two hours, so it goes at a frantic pace, and there is little attention given to the last three wives in particular. Anne of Cleves is largely ignored, and what little is shown portrays her as an ugly, naive and rather stupid stereotypical German 'Frau'. Her character in the original BBC series is explored in much more depth, and while the actress who plays the part (Elvi Hale) is probably more pleasing to the eye than Anne allegedly was, she comes over as an intelligent and highly educated woman who in fact becomes great friends with Henry after their marriage is annulled.

All in all, this film is very watchable but for anyone wanting a more in-depth characterisation of Henry's wives, who were all very different, it doesn't go far enough.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Nice TV-Film
From an early age I had an interest in the Tudors, and my parents bought me this film when I was still at school. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Stew Carr

5.0 out of 5 stars But what would I give you Crom?
'Then give me a healthy child'; from this point on Henry VIII and his Six Wives portrays the emotional and physical weight baring down on England's hungriest monarch. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. B. Smith

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful movie
I really loved this movie. Keith Michell is great again as he was in the Six Wives of Henry VIII. Jane Asher was very convincing as the docile Jane Seymour, and Charlotte... Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Great
i saw this years ago an i thought that it was great, i would agree that for learning purposes this is not the best version but if you like historical drama this is the best, the... Read more
Published on 13 Jul 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars Not suitable for use in the KS2 classroom
I bought this video to use when teaching my Year 4 Class about the Tudors. I didn't expect to be able to show the entire thing, just clips, but found that this video was not... Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2003 by teacherlise

1.0 out of 5 stars I am totally disappointed...!
I was expecting to see more indepth historical reference than what an average history learner already know, but this video only offers an alternative production of historical... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2002

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