The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

Actors: Cathy Doubleday (miscellaneous crew), Charles Bodycomb (miscellaneous crew), David M. Thompson (producer), Scott Rudin (producer), Ana Torrent (actress), Elton Farla (miscellaneous crew), Scarlett Johansson (actress), Natalie Portman (actress), Benedict Cumberbatch (actor), Sandy Powell (costume designer), Kristin Scott Thomas (actress), Eric Bana (actor), David Morrissey (actor), Garry Marriott (miscellaneous crew), Garry Marriott (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.

Keywords: 1510s, 1520s, 1530s, 16th-century, adultery, affair, ambition, anne-boleyn, annulment, arranged-marriage
Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Romance,
Taglines: The only thing that could come between these sisters... is a kingdom. Two sisters divided for the love for a king. In a time when a woman's destiny was determined by her father, one sister followed the rules. The other defied them. What if you could have everything you ever wanted? What if all you had to do was betray the sister you loved?

Quotes:

King Henry VIII: [to Anne] I have torn this country apart for YOU!

Anne Boleyn: What will the King say when he finds out that I cannot bear children?

[from trailer]::Anne Boleyn: [to her brother, George] You're my only hope. My life depends on it!

Katherine of Aragon: [to Anne and Mary] I am Katherine, Queen of England, the King's one true wife and mother of the heir to the throne. Beloved of the people, and beloved of a King you have bewitched.

Katherine of Aragon: [being led to court; stops in front of Mary and Anne] So, the Boleyn whores. Two former ladies of mine. Hiding in shadows. What did I do to upset you, that you should turn against me like this?::Anne Boleyn: [nose in the air] You failed to give England an heir.::Katherine of Aragon: And that upsets you so?::Anne Boleyn: What upsets the King upsets me.::Katherine of Aragon: How dare you.

Mary Boleyn: You know I love him...::Anne Boleyn: Well, I guess you'll have to stop.

Mary Boleyn: [to Anne] You've reached too high... as always.

King Henry VIII: May God have mercy on Anne's soul.

Anne Boleyn: Masters, I here humbly submit to the law, as the law hath judged me. As for my offenses, God knows them, and I remit them to God, beseeching Him to have mercy on my soul. I beseech Jesus, save my Sovereign and master, the King, the goodliest and gentlest master there ever was.::[begins crying after seeing Mary read the King's note; takes off her hood, cape and necklace with shaking hands]::Anne Boleyn: [kneeling] Sweet Jesus, my God, have mercy on me.

Sir Thomas Boleyn: [regarding the punishment for Anne's secret marriage] You will be sent to France and stay there until you've learned your lesson.::Anne Boleyn: What? No! Father, please!::Sir Thomas Boleyn: How can you have done this? You knew full well that Mary's friendship with the king is at an extremely delicate state! Any scandal, any mark upon her name could be fatal!::The Duke of Norfolk: You will be sent to join the court of the French queen and stay there until your father has forgiven you.::Anne Boleyn: [crying, runs into the hall where Mary is waiting] You told them didn't you?::Mary Boleyn: It was for your own good. You never would have gotten away with it. It would have ruined your prospects forever.::Anne Boleyn: [still crying] Really? For my good? Well, I'll try to remind myself of that while I'm in exile, and you're here in the king's bed, not challenged for our father's affection! That it was for my good and not yours!::[running down the hall, leaving Mary]::Mary Boleyn: Anne!

The Twisted Tale of Bloody Mary (2008)

Actors: Glenn Salvage (actor), Aubrey Wakeling (actor), Ruth Chan (composer), Allan Williams (actor), Simon Kirk (actor), Sarah Finigan (actress), Miranda French (actress), Chris Barnard (producer), Chris Barnard (writer), Chris Barnard (director), Burtie Welland (actor), Lizzie Rees (actress), Simone Falso (miscellaneous crew), Sean Rees (actor), Jason Sharp (actor),

Plot: She was loved, she was a princess, heir to the throne - but the childhood fairytale turned to lifelong nightmare for Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's first child. When Henry divorced her mother and married Anne Boleyn, Mary became an outcast and a threat to the Protestant succession. By a twist of fate, on the death of her brother, she became queen at last in 1553, but her attempts to make England Catholic again were a disaster for her and the country. History has called her "Bloody Mary" for the burning of the Protestants, but how fair is this? This film paints another picture, of a woman true to her beliefs, pushed towards a terrible psychological disintegration.

Keywords: bloody-mary, execution
Genres: Drama, History,
Taglines: From Fairytale to Horror Story

The Other Boleyn Girl (2003)

Actors: Jack Shepherd (actor), Roger Hammond (actor), Andrew Davies (miscellaneous crew), David M. Thompson (producer), Jared Harris (actor), John Woodvine (actor), Steven Mackintosh (actor), Ruth Caleb (producer), Ron Cook (actor), Philip Glenister (actor), Jodhi May (actress), Jonathan Morris (editor), Natascha McElhone (actress), Philippa Lowthorpe (director), Peter Salem (composer),

Genres: Drama, Romance,

Henry VIII (2003)

Actors: Helena Bonham Carter (actress), Emily Blunt (actress), David Suchet (actor), Danny Webb (actor), Jeremy Child (actor), Ray Winstone (actor), Mark Strong (actor), Sean Bean (actor), Charles Dance (actor), Derek Jacobi (actor), Ray Donn (actor), Michael Maloney (actor), Joss Ackland (actor), Assumpta Serna (actress), Emilia Fox (actress),

Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance,
Taglines: Heads Will Roll

Quotes:

Katherine of Aragon: What did I do to upset you, that a maid of mine should turn against me like this?::Anne Boleyn: You failed to give England an heir.::Katherine of Aragon: And that upsets you so?::Anne Boleyn: What upsets the King, upsets me.::Katherine of Aragon: Let me tell you this. You want me to lie before God, and admit my first marriage was consummated? Well, it was not. You want me to retire, and withdraw my daughter's claim as sole rightful heir to the throne? Well, I shall not. Not in a thousand years. Not if you rack me within an inch of my life. So, I hope you have the belly for a fight, Anne Boleyn, because I'll fight you, every inch of the way.

A Man for All Seasons (1988)

Actors: Charlton Heston (director), Roy Kinnear (actor), Tarn Harper (miscellaneous crew), Vanessa Redgrave (actress), Charlton Heston (actor), John Gielgud (actor), Diana Dill (miscellaneous crew), Richard Johnson (actor), Eric Boyd-Perkins (editor), Benjamin Whitrow (actor), Robert Bolt (writer), Peter Snell (producer), Robert Bolt (writer), Fraser Clarke Heston (producer), Nicholas Amer (actor),

Plot: Henry VIII wants to divorce his wife, and seeks the approval of the aristocracy. Sir Thomas More is a man of principle and reason, and is thus placed in a difficult position: should he stand up for his principles, risking the wrath of a corrupt King fond of executing people for treason? Or should he bow to the seemingly unstoppable corruption of Henry VIII, who has no qualms about bending the law to suit his own needs?

Keywords: based-on-play, based-on-true-story, courtroom, liberty-of-conscience, religious-persecution
Genres: Drama,

God's Outlaw (1986)

Actors: Bernard Archard (actor), Roger Rees (actor), Leon Lissek (actor), Keith Barron (actor), Jerome Willis (actor), Grant Bradley (producer), Derek Ware (actor), Willoughby Goddard (actor), Arthur Cox (actor), Terrence Hardiman (actor), Harold Innocent (actor), Tony Tew (producer), Pamela Salem (actress), Tony Tew (director), Gary Raymond (actor),

Genres: Biography, Drama, History,

Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)

Actors: Peter Madden (actor), John Bloom (editor), Kay Mander (miscellaneous crew), Michael Byrne (actor), Donald Pleasence (actor), Waris Hussein (director), Charlotte Rampling (actress), Mark Shivas (producer), Michael Goodliffe (actor), Michael Gough (actor), Brian Blessed (actor), John Bennett (actor), Jane Asher (actress), Clive Merrison (actor), John Bloomfield (costume designer),

Plot: On his deathbed Tudor-king Henry VIII remembers his long reign and especially the crucial part his six marriages played in it, without producing the male heir he desired most to prevent civil wars for the succession as England suffered before his father's ascent. His first queen, Spanish princess Kathryn of Aragon, had one fatal flaw: her children died, except daughter Mary, so he pressed Rome for an annulment, and when that failed out went cardinal Wolsey as chief minister and Henry made himself head of the Church of England instead of the papacy and married Anne Boleyn. When she too failed to produce a male heir, just princess Elisabeth, he had her head roll for 'infidelity'. The third queen, gentle Jane Seymour, died giving birth to sickly prince Edward. For diplomatic reasons Henry married minor princes Anne of Cleves, whose utter lack of female charms causes another annulment and the fall of Thomas Cromwell, who recommended her. Fifth is the lovely Catherine Howard, cousin of Anne Boleyn, but again childless and found to have been carnal with servants before and after her royal marriage, so also decapitated. Finally Catherine Parr, a young widow, stands at his deathbed.

Keywords: adultery, anne-boleyn, anne-of-cleaves, archbishop-of-canterbury, british-royal-family, burned-at-the-stake, caesarean-birth, caesaropapism, catherine-howard, catherine-of-aragon
Genres: Drama,

Quotes:

Henry VIII: Wait, Anne. Only wait.::Anne Boleyn: Ah, then farewell to my young looks!

Thomas Cromwell: Your Grace.::Henry VIII: Whom can a man trust in this world when there is nothing real in it?::[showing Cromwell a miniature portrait of Anne of Cleves]::Henry VIII: Is this a true likeness?::Thomas Cromwell: Yes, sire, I think.::Henry VIII: Where are the great pits in her face?::Thomas Cromwell: She has a queenly manner, I think, sire.::Henry VIII: I like her not!::[shoving and shaking Cromwell]::Henry VIII: She is nothing fair and I like her not!

Thomas Cromwell: It lies within my power to make Your Majesty still more prosperous yet.::Henry VIII: But how would I ever reward you, Crom? You have it all: the Privy Seal, the Garter, Vicar General, the earldom of Essex and Lord Chamberlain. What more could I do for you?::Thomas Cromwell: Your Grace might box my head at times.::Henry VIII: [gives a huge laugh and playfully slaps Cromwell on the face] That would not be seemly. But I'm keeping his Lordship from his business.

Thomas Cromwell: Cromwell walks into the council chamber"You where in a great hurry gentlemen to begin without me"::Norfolk: As Cromwell is about to take his seat at the council table"Cromwell do not sit there.There is no place for you,traitors do not sit with gentlemen."::Thomas Cromwell: Cromwell mumbles "I'm no traitor"::Thomas Cromwell: Cromwell flings down his cap in rage and screams in a loud voice,"Upon your conscience am I a traitor?"::Thomas Cromwell: Cromwell tries to run out of the chamber but the guards seize him"Let me speak to the King"::Norfolk: The guards fling Cromwell up to the table facing The Duke of Norfolk,"No, Cromwell, but by your own law that no man accused of treason may attend his grace.Send to his house to take inventory,take him!"::Suffolk: As Cromwell is about to be led away,Suffolk walks slowly up to Cromwell, "Wait"Suffolk and the rest of the council except Cranmer who is disgusted,tear Cromwell's decorations from his person and give him a beating and a bloody nose.::Suffolk: Now take him away.

Thomas More (1964)

Actors: Josef Fröhlich (actor), Michael Hinz (actor), Friedrich Joloff (actor), Kurt Meisel (actor), Hans Quest (actor), Hubert Suschka (actor), Edda Seippel (actress), Vera Tschechowa (actress), Gerhard Klingenberg (director), Franz Kutschera (actor), Werner Schumacher (actor), Karl Maria Schley (actor), Robert Bolt (writer), Hans Hammelmann (writer), Franz Gary (actor),

Genres: Drama,

The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933)

Actors: Binnie Barnes (actress), Terry-Thomas (actor), Hay Petrie (actor), John Turnbull (actor), Claud Allister (actor), Laurence Hanray (actor), Mark Daly (actor), Arthur Howard (actor), Charles Laughton (actor), William Austin (actor), John Loder (actor), Miles Mander (actor), Gibb McLaughlin (actor), Wally Patch (actor), Wendy Barrie (actress),

Plot: 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).

Keywords: 1530s, 1540s, 16th-century, adultery, aging, anne-boleyn, anne-of-cleaves, aristocrat, banquet, bare-chested-male
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History,
Taglines: HE GAVE HIS WIVES A PAIN IN THE NECK And did his necking with an axe. Henry, the Eighth Wonder of the World! And this picture...the wonder of all time! EVERY WOMAN GOT IT IN THE NECK - Eventually

Quotes:

[Henry's fourth wedding night]::King Henry VIII: My wife? Huh... not yet.::Anne of Cleves: Poor mother told me... first he says the marriage is no good, and then he cuts off the head with an ax chopper!::King Henry VIII: That is an exaggeration, madam.::Anne of Cleves: Then why do you say I am not yet your wife?::King Henry VIII: Well, madam, uh, a marriage ceremony doesn't make us one.::Anne of Cleves: Mmm?::[shows her ring]::King Henry VIII: Oh, yes, yes, yes, 's all right, but you, uh, have to, umm, I have to...::Anne of Cleves: What?::King Henry VIII: Did your mother not talk to you about...::Anne of Cleves: What?::King Henry VIII: Oh Lord. Ohhhh, well, uh, madam, all that stuff about children being found under gooseberry bushes... that's not true...

Katherine Howard: Who's there?::King Henry VIII: Henry.::Katherine Howard: Henry who?::King Henry VIII: The King.::Katherine Howard: Oh, the King, not the man.::King Henry VIII: Unlock the door.::Katherine Howard: Isn't it rather late for a maid to unlock her door to a... man?::King Henry VIII: On, come on, unlock the door.::Katherine Howard: Is that a command?::King Henry VIII: Yes.::Katherine Howard: To the King, then, not the man.::[lets him in and kneels]::King Henry VIII: Don't do that. I'm leaving me crown outside.::Katherine Howard: You've left it outside with my reputation, sire.::King Henry VIII: No one saw me, Katherine, I swear. Can't you forget the King and forget the crown, forget everything... you told me once I was a man, uh? What do you say if I'm not the King?::Katherine Howard: Get out of my room!::King Henry VIII: What? Whyyy...::Katherine Howard: That's what I *would* say, if you were not the King. Since you are the King, I expect your command.::King Henry VIII: Command? It's a poor thing to command in love.::Katherine Howard: Love? Who is in love?::King Henry VIII: I am, with you.::Katherine Howard: Love eternal, since yesterday afternoon, until tomorrow morning?::King Henry VIII: When I say love, I mean love.

Thomas Culpeper: I never should have come, Kate. We can't go on like this.::Katherine Howard: I know, it's dreadful, seeing each other every day and never being alone together...::Thomas Culpeper: Oh, it's not that, it's... it's being torn in half between you and the King.::Katherine Howard: But, Tom, we belong to each other!::Thomas Culpeper: No. We belong to him.

[Henry's fourth wedding night]::King Henry VIII: [shouting] Ah, what am I, what am I going to do with you!::Anne of Cleves: Chop my head?::King Henry VIII: Probably.::Anne of Cleves: You daren't.::King Henry VIII: Why not?::Anne of Cleves: Because in Europe I will make such a scandal as you never heard. Not the first time you have chopped the head. Henry the wife-butcher, that's what they will call you!::King Henry VIII: I don't care what they say, I'm not going to live with you!::Anne of Cleves: Well, why don't you divorce me, like a gentleman?::King Henry VIII: You would consent to a divorce?::Anne of Cleves: I would consent to a divorce.::King Henry VIII: You are a very reasonable woman. What are your terms?

Anne Boleyn: Isn't it a pity to lose a head like this? Still, they will easily find a nickname for me: among the Queens of England, I shall be "Anne sans tête." That means "Anne who lost her head."

[At Anne Boleyn's execution]::Man: Well, one must admit, she died like a queen.::Woman: Yes. And that frock, wasn't it too divine?::Man: Was it? I didn't notice.::Woman: No, you wouldn't. You wouldn't notice that I haven't had a new gown for a year.::Man: All right, all right, you shall have one... for *your* execution!

Palace servant: Anne Boleyn dies this morning; Jane Seymour takes her place tonight. What luck!::Another servant: For which of them, I wonder?

Thomas Cromwell: Sire, we need more heirs.::King Henry VIII: I have given you three, two daughters and a son! I grant you, the daughters show little promise; Mary may grow to wisdom, but Elizabeth'll never learn to rule so much as a kitchen. Ah, but the boy is my second self.

King Henry VIII: Diplomacy? Diplomacy, my foot! I'm an Englishman - I can't say one thing and mean another. What I can do is to build ships, ships, and then more ships!::Thomas Cromwell: You mean, double the fleet?::King Henry VIII: Treble it! Fortify Dover! Rule the sea!::Thomas Cromwell: To do this will cost us money, sire.::King Henry VIII: To leave it undone will cost us England!

King Henry VIII: No, Thomas, not clever, thanks be to heaven. My first wife was clever, my second was ambitious, but my third... Thomas, if you want to be happy, marry a girl like my sweet little Jane. Marry a stupid woman! Ha ha ha...

Henry VIII (1911)

Actors: Edmund Goulding (actor), Edward O'Neill (actor), Clifford Heatherley (actor), William Shakespeare (writer), Reginald Owen (actor), Basil Gill (actor), William Barker (director), William Barker (editor), William Barker (producer), Henry Hewitt (actor), Gerald Lawrence (actor), Micheál MacLiammóir (actor), Clarence Derwent (actor), Herbert Beerbohm Tree (writer), Herbert Beerbohm Tree (producer),

Genres: Drama, History, Short,

Quotes:

(Prologue - intertitle): Ye will see the very persons of our noble story as they were living.

Duke of Norfolk: I advise you to consider that the Cardinal is all powerful.

Cardinal Wolsey: You are welcome and to all: "Good Health".

Queen Katharine: I have been to you a true and humble wife.

Queen Katharine: It is you who have blown this coal betwixt my Lord and me.

Queen Katharine: I do refuse you for my judge and appeal unto the Pope.

Cardinal Wolsey: Madam, you do me wrong.

Henry VIII: I abhor this dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome.

Cardinal Wolsey: O, Cromwell, Cromwell! Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my King, he would not have in my age Have left me naked to mine enemies Farewell, the hope of Court! My hopes in Heaven to dwell!

Griffith: Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water.