The Private Life of Henry VIII
“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!”
Cast
Charles Laughton 
Robert Donat Franklin Dyall 
Miles Mander Lawrence Hanray William Austin
Credits
Written by: Lajos Biró
Plot
The six marriages of King Henry VIII are shown in a comic, ironic way, with Charles Laughton as a coarse, greedy and lonely king, in the first British film to win an Oscar.
Sinekatalog’s take
A lively and witty British classic that won an Oscar for Laughton.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (5,540 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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