Henry VIII
Brief Synopsis
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Probably Shakespeare's last play, and possibly a collaboration with the younger playwright John Fletcher, this elaborate pageant play chronicles part of the reign of one of England's most flamboyant monarchs, with emphasis on the machinations of Cardinal Wolsey, the divorce of Katharine of Aragon, t
Cast & Crew
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Kevin Billington
Director
Jeremy Kemp
Jack May
Julian Glover
Barbara Kellermann
Sylvia Coleridge
Film Details
Also Known As
Henry the Eighth, Shakespeare Plays (04/25/79), The
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1979
Synopsis
Probably Shakespeare's last play, and possibly a collaboration with the younger playwright John Fletcher, this elaborate pageant play chronicles part of the reign of one of England's most flamboyant monarchs, with emphasis on the machinations of Cardinal Wolsey, the divorce of Katharine of Aragon, the marriage to Anne Boleyn, and the birth of the daughter who was to become the great Queen Elizabeth I.
Director
Kevin Billington
Director
Cast
Jeremy Kemp
Jack May
Julian Glover
Barbara Kellermann
Sylvia Coleridge
David Rintoul
Jack Mckenzie
Ronald Pickup
Timothy West
David Dodimead
John Nettleton
Claire Bloom
Charles Lloyd Pack
John Stride
Nigel Lambert
Lewis Fiander
Peter Vaughan
Oliver Cotton
Crew
Dawn Alcock
Production Designer
Alun Hughes
Costumes
David Lloyd-jones
Music
Fraser Lowden
Production Manager
Cedric Messina
Executive Producer
William Shakespeare
Play As Source Material
Alan Shallcross
Editor
Geraldine Stevenson
Choreographer
James Tyler
Music
Jac Venza
Producer
William Walton
Music
Dr John Wilders
Consultant
Film Details
Also Known As
Henry the Eighth, Shakespeare Plays (04/25/79), The
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1979
