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Henry VIII and His Six Wives [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ]

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With movie tastes rapidly changing by the end of the 1960's decade it was quite amazing then that the early 1970's saw one last burst of historical dramas arriving on the screen with such efforts as "Nicholas and Alexandra", "Cromwell", and "Mary Queen of Scots". This production of "Henry VIII and his Six Wives", was based on the earlier superb six episode BBC production of "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", which also starred Keith Michell in his incredible performance as the infamous King Henry VIII. While perhaps not as well remembered as that earlier series this film also is a stunning showcase for the talents of Keith Michell in his most famous role and benefited greatly from the much larger budget it was given that captured beautifully all the colour, pageantry and character of the Tudor court. Told in flashback from Henery VIII's death bed it also provides some stunning showcases for some of the actresses playing Henry's wives, in particular Charlotte Rampling as the head strong Anne Boleyn and petite Lynne Frederick as the unfortunate Katherine Howard.