Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Charles Laughton, who wa sonly 33 but looked older, won the Best Actor Oscar for playing the titular role with such bravado.
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Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
The film's most famous bit involves Laughton eating a chicken with a primal gusto that clearly defines King Henry's character as a gluttonous man devouring whatever is put before him.
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Korda and his humorists make sure the usual biopic solemnity is not part of this royal court
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Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies Online
... an illusion of grand production values and produced and released... with a mix of high culture and popular showmanship.
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Laughton's definitive performance is reason to see this elaborate costume drama.
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Charles Laughtonas Henry VIII -
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Merle Oberonas Anne Boleyn
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