Henry VIII (film)
| Henry VIII | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Will Barker |
| Produced by |
Will Barker Herbert Tree |
| Written by |
William Shakespeare (play) John Fletcher (play) Herbert Tree |
| Starring |
Arthur Bourchier Herbert Tree Violet Vanbrugh |
| Cinematography | Will Barker |
| Edited by | Will Barker |
Production company |
Barker Films |
| Distributed by | Globe Films |
Release dates | 1911 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language |
Silent English intertitles |
Henry VIII is a 1911 British silent historical film directed by Will Barker and starring Arthur Bourchier, Herbert Tree and Violet Vanbrugh. It is based on William Shakespeare and John Fletcher's play Henry VIII. Tree was paid £1,000 for his role as Cardinal Wolsey which was revealed as part of the film's publicity.[1] The writer Louis N. Parker was employed as an advisor regarding historical accuracy.
The film's success sparked a mini-boom in Shakespeare adaptations.[2]
Cast
- Arthur Bourchier as Henry VIII
- Herbert Tree as Cardinal Wolsey
- Violet Vanbrugh as Queen Katharine
- Laura Cowie as Anne Boleyn
- S.A. Cookson as Cardinal Campeius
- Charles Fuller as Cranmer
- A.E. George as Duke of Norfolk
- Basil Gill as Duke of Buckingham
- Edward O'Neill as Duke of Suffolk
- Gerald Lawrence as Earl of Surrey
- Edward Sass as Lord Chamberlain
- Francis Chamier as Capucius
- Clarence Derwent as Lord Abergavenny
- Walter Creighton as Lord Sands
- Edmund Gurney as Sir Henry Guildford
- Henry Hewitt as Sir Thomas Lovell
- Charles James as Sir Nicholas Faux
- Reginald Owen as Thomas Cromwell
- Henry Morrell as Griffith
- Cyril Sworder as First Gentleman
- Charles Howard as Second Gentleman
- Clifford Heatherley as Garter King at Arms
- Acton Bond as Surveyor to Duke of Buckingham
- Adelaide Calvert as Old Lady
- Lila Barclay as Patience
- Arthur Gaskill as Sergeant-at-Arms
- W.B. Abingdon as Servant
- Edmund Goulding as A Crier
- James Smythson as Scribe
- Ross Shore as Jester
- Micheál MacLiammóir as Page
References
Bibliography
- Macnab, Geoffrey. Searching for Stars: Stardom and Screen Acting in British Cinema. Cassell, 2000.
- Oakley, Charles. Where We Came In: Seventy Years of the British Film Industry. Routledge, 2013.