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Academy Award Actor 1934 · Winner
Academy Award Outstanding Production 1934 · Nominated
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The Private Life of Henry VIII is a 1933 British film directed and co-produced by Alexander Korda and starring Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Merle Oberon and Elsa Lanchester. It was written by Lajos Bíró and Arthur Wimperis for London Film Productions, Korda's production company.
Academy Awards, USA. 1934 Nominee Oscar. Best Picture. 1934 Winner Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Charles Laughton. Charles Laughton was not present at the awards ceremony. Fellow nominee Leslie Howard accepted the award on his behalf.
The Private Life of Henry VIII: Directed by Alexander Korda. With Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Franklin Dyall, Miles Mander. King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.
- (4.9K)
- Biography, Drama
- Alexander Korda
- 1933-09-21
Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII (Charles Laughton) goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn (Merle Oberon), his second wife, executed on charges of treason,...
- (19)
- Charles Laughton
- Alexander Korda
- History, Drama
The Private Life of Henry VIII. Charles Laughton gulps beer and chomps on mutton, in his first of many iconic screen roles, as King Henry VIII, the ultimate anti-husband.
- Henry VIII
1,313. Comedy. Drama This movie tells the story of King Henry VIII and the last five of his six wives. Set almost entirely within the royal castle, it begins just before the death of his second wife (Anne Boleyn) and ends just after his sixth wedding (to Catherine or Katherine Parr).
Sep 9, 2001 · Alexander Korda’s The Private Life of Henry VIII (London Films, 1933) is probably best remembered by cinema historians as the first British film to challenge Hollywood at its own game, both artistically and at the box office.
