What is Anne of the Thousand Days?
{{italictitle}} '''''Anne of the Thousand Days''''' is a British-American [[movie]], produced by Hal Wallis and directed by [[Charles Jarrott]], written by Bridget Bolan, John Hale and Richard Sokolove, after Maxwell Anderson's 1948 play of the same name. The movie was released by [[Universal Studios]] on December 18, 1969. ==Plot== It relates the love affair of King [[Henry VIII]] of England and [[Anne Boleyn]], which led to the king's divorce from his first wife Queen [[Catherine of Aragon]], and the break of [[England]] from the Church of [[Rome]]. When Anne fails to give a male heir to the throne, the king turns against her and has her executed (killed). ==Principal characters== * King Henry VIII - [[Richard Burton]] * Anne Boleyn - [[Geneviève Bujold]] * Catherine of Aragon - Irene Papas * Cardinal Wolsey - Anthony Quayle * Thomas Cromwell - John Colicos ==Commentary== The movie won an [[Academy Award]] for best costumes. Geneviève Bujold and Charles Jarrott won the [[Golden Globe Award]] for best actress and best director respectively. {{movie-stub}} [[Category:1969 movies]] [[Category:1960s historical movies]] [[Category:British movies]] [[Category:Movies based on plays]] [[Category:Academy Award winning movies]] [[Category:Universal Pictures movies]] [[Category:Movies directed by Charles Jarrott]]