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Academy Award Actor 1934 · Winner
Academy Award Outstanding Production 1934 · Nominated
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1934 Nominee Oscar. Best Picture. 1934 Winner Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Charles Laughton was not present at the awards ceremony. Fellow nominee Leslie Howard accepted the award on his behalf. National Board of Review, USA. 1933 Winner NBR Award. Top Foreign Films. Contribute to this page. Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap.
Awards. Analysis. Legacy. Copyright status. Bibliography. See also. References. External links. 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.
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- Kurt Schröder
- Alexander Korda, Ludvico Toeplitz
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.
Their first big hit was The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), which earned Charles Laughton an Oscar and the Kordas international attention. The rest of the thirties held highs (The Rise of Catherine the Great, Elephant Boy) and lows (The Private Life of Don Juan) for the company.
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Full awards and nominations of The Private Life of Henry VIII - FilmAffinity. File. Credits. Image gallery [10] The Private Life of Henry VIII. 1933. Alexander Korda. Charles Laughton, Binnie Barnes, Robert Donat, Elsa Lanchester ... 6.9. 1,313. Comedy. Drama This movie tells the story of King Henry VIII and the last five of his six wives.
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. It is fondly recalled by film fans for Charles Laughton’s bravura performance in the title role, tossing chicken ...
1933's The Private Life of Henry VIII made both Korda and actor Charles Laughton famous; Laughton won an Academy Award with his uproarious interpretation of the king with the failed marriages. Henry is vain, petty and supremely selfish, yet he's also simply fulfilling the role into which he was born.
