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Anne of the Thousand Days

1969 · Movie · PG · 145 min · ★ 7.1 · 43% critics

DramaHistoryRomance

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 AwardBest Costume Design · 1970
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 1970 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Costume Design · 1970 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Original Score, no Musical · 1970 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1970 · nominated
Show all 11 awards →
  • Academy AwardBest Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1970 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 1970 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · 1970 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1970 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1970 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1970 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Charles Jarrott