
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969 · Movie · PG · 145 min · ★ 7.1 · 43% critics
A powerful English king, desperate for a male heir, sets aside his long-standing marriage and becomes consumed by a young woman at court. Their intense struggle for love, status, and control collides with ruthless palace politics, forcing the realm to confront faith, loyalty, and the high cost of ambition.
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Details
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-12-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Critic score
- 43/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (128 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic Tudor-era drama with sharp power plays, lavish pageantry, and intense relationship conflict; Not for you if you dislike long, talky period stories like The Six Wives of Henry VIII.
Pros: strong lead performances; lavish costumes and settings; tense court politics | Cons: overlong and slow; some historical inaccuracies; can feel stagey
Themes
- adultery
- england
- based on play or musical
- tudor
- king
- british history
- anne boleyn
- henry viii
- illicit affair
- 16th century
- british monarchy
- audacious
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1970
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1970 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1970 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score, no Musical · 1970 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1970 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1970 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1970 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1970 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1970 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1970 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1970 · nominated
Cast & crew

Richard Burton
as King Henry VIII

Geneviève Bujold
as Anne Boleyn

Irene Papas
as Queen Catherine

Anthony Quayle
as Wolsey

John Colicos
as Cromwell

Michael Hordern
as Thomas Boleyn

Katharine Blake
as Elizabeth Boleyn

Peter Jeffrey
as Norfolk

Joseph O'Conor
as Fisher

William Squire
as Thomas More
Directed by Charles Jarrott