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Anna Boleyn

Play trailer Poster for Anna Boleyn 1921,  2h 13m,  History/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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The mother (Emil Jannings) of the future Queen Elizabeth loses her head to King Henry VIII (Henny Porten) in 1536.

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Edmund Wilson The New Republic Jan 23, 2013
[A] curious and rather interesting production. Go to Full Review
Robert E. Sherwood LIFE Oct 5, 2021
Lubitsch has staged it with great skill, and many of his scenes -- for sheer pictorial effect -- surpass anything that has ever been done on the screen. This spectacular quality, however, is permitted to intrude at the expense of the dramatic interest. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 25, 2013
B-
The glutton king is portrayed by Jannings more comically as a pervert than as an evil villain. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Ernst Lubitsch

Director

Henny Porten

Anna Boleyn

Emil Jannings

König Heinrich VIII.

Paul Hartmann

Ritter Heinrich Norris

Ludwig Hartau

Herzog von Norfolk

Aud Egede Nissen

Johanna Seymour

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Anna Boleyn

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Movie Info

Synopsis The mother (Emil Jannings) of the future Queen Elizabeth loses her head to King Henry VIII (Henny Porten) in 1536.
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Screenwriter
Norbert Falk, Hanns Kräly
Distributor
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Union-Film, Universum Film A.G., Messter Film GmbH
Genre
History, Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 17, 1921, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2017
Runtime
2h 13m
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