Anne Of The Thousand Days - Original Trailer 1969

Anne of the Thousand Days is the belated film adaptation of Maxwell Anderson's 1948 stage play. The story concentrates on the romance between Britain's King Henry VIII (Richard Burton) and his ill-fated second wife Anne Boleyn (Genevieve Bujold). After holding out for marriage rather than an illegitimate union, Anne marries Henry after he sheds himself of Katherine of Aragon -- causing a rift between the Crown and the Church in the process. Anne's inability to produce a male heir leads Henry to look about for other suitable mates. Henry's sinister right-hand man Cromwell (John Colicos) arranges for Anne to be condemned on a charge of adultery. She is beheaded, while Henry disconsolately sits in Windsor Castle, regretting this callous example of political expediency. Richard Burton is ideally cast in Anne of the Thousand Days, but it is Genevieve Bujold who delivers the best, most complex performance in the film. Richard Burton - Henry VIII Geneviève Bujold - Anne Boleyn Irene Papas - Katharine of Aragon Anthony Quayle - Cardinal Wolsey John Colicos - Thomas Cromwell Michael Hordern - Thomas Boleyn Katherine Blake - Elizabeth Boleyn Peter Jeffrey - Norfolk Joseph O'Conor - Fisher William Squire - Thomas More Valeiie Gearon - Mary Boleyn Vernon Dobtcheff - Mendoza Gary Bond - Mark Smeaton Terence Wilton - Lord Harry Percy Denis Quilley - Weston Esmond Knight - Kingston T.P. McKenna - Norris Michael Johnson - George Boleyn Marne Maitland - Compeggio Nora Swinburne - Lady Kingston June C. Ellis - Bess Cyril Luckham - Prior Houghton Brook Williams - Brereton Lesley Paterson - Jane Seymour Kynaston Reeves - Willoughby Amanda Jane Smythe - Baby Elizabeth Nicola Pagett - Princess Mary Kate Burton - Serving Maid Liza Todd Burton - Beggar Maid Elizabeth Taylor - Courtesan