Henry VIII (film)

Henry VIII
Directed byWill Barker
Written by
Produced by
  • Will Barker
  • Herbert Tree
Starring
CinematographyWill Barker
Edited byWill Barker
Production
company
Barker Films
Distributed byGlobe Films
Release date
  • 1911 (1911)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

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 adviser on historical accuracy.

The film's success sparked a mini-boom in Shakespeare adaptations.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. 3 June 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 8 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Oakley p.58
  3. ^ 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.


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