Keith Michell, Annette Crosbie, Dorothy Tutin, Anne Stallybrass, Elvi Hale. The Other Boleyn Girl: Natascha McElhone, Jodhi May, Jared Harris. Originally produced as a television series by the BBC in 1970. "16:9 enhanced"--Container. Special features: "The Other Boleyn Girl" a full-length tv drama, adapted from the novel by Phillippa Gregory (90 min.); character portrait gallery; cast biographies.
Contents:
Disc 1. Catherine of Aragon (90 min.) / written by Rosemary Anne Sisson ; directed by John Glenister -- Anne Boleyn (90 min.) / written by Nick McCarty ; directed by Naomi Capon. Disc 2. Jane Seymour (90 min.) / written by Ian Thorne ; directed by John Glenister -- Anne of Cleves (90 min.) / written by Jean Morris ; directed by John Glenister. Disc 3. Catherine Howard (90 min.) / written by Beverley Cross ; directed by Naomi Capon -- Catherine Parr (90 min.) / written by John Pebble ; directed by Naomi Capon. Disc 4. The other Bolyn girl (90 min.) / produced by Ruth Caleb, written and directed by Philippa Lowthorpe.
Summary:
The six wives of Henry VIII: A six-part chronicle of England's early 16th century, recounting the turbulent life and times of King Henry VIII through the eyes and travails of his wives. The Other Boleyn Girl: A modernized, dramatized retelling of Anne Bolyn's marriage and life with Henry the VIII, mixing traditional costuming and settings with contemporary language and idioms.
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