Henry VIII (2003)
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Original title | Henry VIII |
Country of production | United Kingdom |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2003 |
length | 193 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Pete Travis |
script | Peter Morgan |
production | Francis Hopkinson |
music | Rob Lane |
camera | Peter Middleton |
cut | Eddie Mansell |
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Henry VIII is a 2003 British two-part television drama directed by Pete Travis about the charismatic King Henry VIII and his six wives, with a large cast of English stars. Including Ray Winstone , Helena Bonham Carter , Sean Bean and Emily Blunt .
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The story follows the historical mystery of Henry VIII . A tyrant, womanizer and the man who changed England forever and who continues to fascinate the crowds centuries after his death. What devastation his 38-year reign brought with it. From the moment Henry Tudor ditched his trusting wife Katharina von Aragón for the bewitching and strong-willed Anne Boleyn , he set himself on a course full of fateful marriages. A violent conflict rages through the population and the church, causing England to stumble as their complex and charismatic king transforms from a stately charmer into a bitter whirlwind, desperate for a male heir to the throne.
production
The production was first announced in 2001 , with Alan Bleasdale as the scriptwriter. Granada Television was unable to raise the budget it needed and was looking for a co-production company. First the American broadcaster CBS was found . However, the broadcaster demanded that actress Helena Bonham Carter be replaced by Sarah Michelle Gellar and that all actors' voices be dubbed with American accents. Granada Television declined the requests and instead received support from Powercorp , WGBH Boston and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . The final budget was £ 5.2 million.
Screenwriter Bleasdale originally wrote an opening sequence in which Henry VIII encounters the devil in hell. The chairman of the British broadcaster ITV , who first aired the two-parter, disliked this idea and wanted Bleasdale to rewrite the beginning. This then left the production and Peter Morgan ( The Queen , The Queen's Sister ) was hired as the new author.
The shooting took place at Pinewood Studios .
Awards
Emmy Award
- 2004 : An Emmy Award for Best TV Film / Miniseries
Web links
- Henry VIII in the Internet Movie Database (English)