Henry VIII (film)
Henry VIII is a 1911 British silent historical film directed by Will Barker and starring Arthur Bourchier, Herbert Tree and Violet Vanbrugh.[1] 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.[2] The writer Louis N. Parker was employed as an advisor regarding historical accuracy.
| 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 date | 1911 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
The film's success sparked a mini-boom in Shakespeare adaptations.[3]
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
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References
- "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. 3 June 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 8 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- Oakley p.58
- Macnab p.19
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.
External links
- Henry VIII on IMDb
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