English king Henry VIII, all his life dreamed of the heir, but his wife, Queen Catherine of Aragon during the long years of living together gave birth to only daughter. The king asks the Pope's permission to divorce.
Henry wants to make a new Queen of eighteen Anne Boleyn, already pregnant by him. The Vatican's refusal to come to the king's request.
In 1533 Henry VIII is to break with the Catholic Church and became the founder of a new Church Anglican. Henry removes all obstacles and achieves the coronation of Anne.
But its hopes have not justified, Anna brings her husband another daughter. Their marriage will not last long, only three years. Then Anne Boleyn is accused her husband of adultery and beheaded.
Soon Henry marries another, hoping that the new fiancee still bear him a son
Anne of the Thousand Days
| Year | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Country | UK |
| Tagline | He was King. She was barely 18. And in their thousand days they played out the most passionate and shocking love story in history! |
| Director | Charles Jarrott |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Scriptwriters | Bridget BolandJohn HaleRichard Sokolove |
| Produced | Hal B. WallisRichard McWhorter |
| Music | Georges Delerue |
| Art Direction | Maurice CarterLionel CouchMargaret Furse |
| Editing | Richard Marden |
| Genres | DramaBiographyHistory |
| Release Date | December 18, 1969 |
| MPAA | PG |
| Runtime | 145 min. |
Plot Summary
Did You Know?
Adaptation of the play by American playwright Maxwell Anderson.
The film adaptation of the play became possible only after twenty years. The reason for this was the topic raised by the author (adultery, incest, and illegitimate children), which has been banned in accordance with cinematic Hays code, which operated until 1967.
Most historians dispute the fact that the father of the children of Mary Boleyn was king Henry. He officially recognized his son from his previous mistress, Bessie Blount, but children Mary such attention is not provided.
It is doubtful that in 1527 Anne Boleyn was eighteen years old. The exact date of her birth is unknown and generally indicated period from 1501 to 1507. in addition, Anne returned from France in approximately 1522 and relationship with king began not later than 1525.
In one of the scenes appears actress Elizabeth Taylor (in the credits is not specified), at that time wife of Richard Burton.
Henry was not present at the trial of Anne and met with her shortly before the execution. The last time they saw each other the day before her arrest. Anna never offered freedom in exchange for giving up all rights to her and Elizabeth. Whatever it was, the marriage of Anne and Henry was annulled on 17 may 1536, and Elizabeth, like Mary, eldest daughter of the king, was declared illegitimate (although still listed among heirs), and her chances of inheriting the crown of England then seemed very bleak.
There is no evidence that Anne influenced the king's decision to execute sir Thomas more.
Mary Tudor was not present at the death of his mother, Catherine of Aragon. Henry forbade them to see each other, and correspond, in the summer of 1531.