THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII1933
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 3.5 (out of 5) (106 votes cast)
Source of Film
SOURCE OF FILM
The Private Life of Henry VIII
story by Lajos Biró (1880-1948)
Lajos Biró had worked as a journalist in Budapest, Hungary before fleeing to Vienna, Austria in advance of the Russian Revolution of 1917. There, he began writing screeplays, including a story produced by the Hungarian-born director Alexander Korda in 1924.
Biró left that same year to write for Hollywood. There, one of his first screenplays was used by director Ernst Lubitsch for one of his earliest U.S. films. Biró received an Academy Award nomination for penning the 1928 classic The Last Command before reuniting with Korda in London in 1932. Between 1932 and 1948, 12 of his screenplays were directed by Alexander Korda.
Film Run-time and Synopsis
RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS
1 hour, 37 minutes
Charles Laughton takes the U.S. by storm with his Oscar-winning portrayal of the English king and his last five marriages.
Film Comments
FILM COMMENTS
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
OSCAR NOMINEE
WINNER
Outstanding Production
- London Films
- Actor
- Charles Laughton
MPAA Rating
MPAA RATING
No rating
Box Office Ranking
BOX OFFICE RANKING
- 1933 Domestic Box Office Rank: #22[1]
Theatrical Revenues
GROSS
- (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
- Domestic Theatrical Release: $95[1]
This was the first foreign-made film to be nominated for an Outstanding Production Academy Award.