Academy Awards, USA 1970
| Won Oscar | Best Costume Design Margaret Furse |
| Nominated Oscar | Best Picture Hal B. Wallis |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role Richard Burton | |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role Geneviève Bujold | |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role Anthony Quayle | |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium John Hale Bridget Boland Richard Sokolove | |
| Best Cinematography Arthur Ibbetson | |
| Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Maurice Carter Lionel Couch Patrick McLoughlin | |
| Best Sound John Aldred | |
| Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical) Georges Delerue |
Universal Pictures
Directed by Charles Jarrott
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Universal)
When King Henry VIII falls in love with the young sister of his wife, he will stop at nothing to make her his own. The headstrong Anne Boleyn demands that he first get a divorce. However, the pope will not grant one prompting the split between England and the church. Free, Henry and Anne marry and for a short while live happily in love. When their first child turns out to be a girl, Henry is furious and his eye begins to roam for Anne's replacement. He imprisons Anne and falsely convicts her of adultery, leading to her untimely beheading. However, her sacrifice allows their daughter to become the future Queen Elizabeth. It is well acted and handsomely mounted, but historical inaccuracies and a tendency for the actors to overindulge prevent it from becoming anything more than a royal potboiler.
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