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Anne of the Thousand Days
Rated PG · 145 minutes · 1969
Historical drama
Historical drama
This film adaption of a Broadway play is based on the historical events surrounding the founding of the Church of England. Catherine of Aragon (Irene Papas), empowered wife of King Henry VIII (Richard Burton), has yet to give birth to an heir. King Henry's wandering eyes fall on the devout and nubile Anne Boleyn (Geneviève Bujold), who refuses his sexual advances. Henry eventually convinces Anne to marry him, but to move forward, the king must face a church that believes divorce is a sin.
Director: Charles Jarrott
Producer: Hal Wallis
Cast: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas, Anthony Quayle, John Colicos, Michael Hordern, Katharine Blake, Peter Jeffrey, Joseph O'Conor, William Squire, Valerie Gearon, Vernon Dobtcheff, Gary Bond, Terence Wilton, Denis Quilley, Esmond Knight, T.P. McKenna, Michael Johnson, Marne Maitland, Nora Swinburne, June Ellis, Cyril Luckham, Brook Williams, Lesley Paterson, Kynaston Reeves, Amanda Jane Smythe and Nicola Pagett
Producer: Hal Wallis
Cast: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas, Anthony Quayle, John Colicos, Michael Hordern, Katharine Blake, Peter Jeffrey, Joseph O'Conor, William Squire, Valerie Gearon, Vernon Dobtcheff, Gary Bond, Terence Wilton, Denis Quilley, Esmond Knight, T.P. McKenna, Michael Johnson, Marne Maitland, Nora Swinburne, June Ellis, Cyril Luckham, Brook Williams, Lesley Paterson, Kynaston Reeves, Amanda Jane Smythe and Nicola Pagett
