{"id":239,"date":"2014-06-22T23:45:35","date_gmt":"2014-06-22T23:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=239"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:52:53","slug":"anne-of-the-thousand-days-1969","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=239","title":{"rendered":"Anne of the Thousand Days-1969"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anne of the Thousand Days-1969<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director Charles Jarrott<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starring Richard Burton, Genevi\u00e8ve Bujold<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott’s Review #56<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Reviewed June 22, 2014<\/p>\n

Grade: A-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) is one of the better historical dramas I have seen.<\/p>\n

One could become absorbed in the history of royalty and learn much. It has a clear Shakespearean quality to it (tragedy) and is compelling in many ways.<\/p>\n

It tells the true story of the tumultuous relationship between Henry VIII of England and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, whose union produced one of the most famous queens, Elizabeth I. Henry VIII’s first wife, Katherine, was discarded amid much controversy and political intrigue.<\/p>\n

The drama is part of what makes this film so enjoyable, along with the historical element. It is dramatic, but not a soap opera, and the acting is superior.<\/p>\n

The film has gorgeous costumes and cinematography, too.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the finale of the beheading left too much to the imagination, and a more graphic scene would have put it over the top.<\/p>\n

The film is near excellent, though.<\/p>\n

Oscar Nominations<\/strong>: 1 win<\/strong>-Best Picture, Best Actor-Richard Burton, Best Actress-Genevi\u00e8ve Bujold, Best Supporting Actor-Anthony Quayle, Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Best Original Score for a Motion Picture (Not a Musical), Best Sound, Best Costume Design (won)<\/strong>, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anne of the Thousand Days-1969 Director Charles Jarrott Starring Richard Burton, Genevi\u00e8ve Bujold Scott’s Review #56 Reviewed June 22, 2014 Grade: A- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) is one of the better historical dramas I have seen. One could become absorbed in the history of royalty and learn much. It has a clear Shakespearean … Continue reading Anne of the Thousand Days-1969<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,4684,8780,9792,192,627,855,286,8781,8782,2714,9531,705],"tags":[64,4685,8783,9797,193,628,856,287,8784,8785,2715,9533,708],"class_list":["post-239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1969-films","category-anthony-quayle","category-charles-jarrott","category-denis-quilley","category-dramas","category-elizabeth-taylor","category-genevieve-bujold","category-historical-dramas","category-irene-papas","category-john-colicos","category-joseph-oconor","category-michael-hordern","category-richard-burton","tag-1969-movie-reviews","tag-anthony-quayle","tag-charles-jarrott","tag-denis-quilley","tag-dramas-2","tag-elizabeth-taylor","tag-genevieve-bujold","tag-historical-dramas","tag-irene-papas","tag-john-colicos","tag-joseph-oconor","tag-michael-hordern","tag-richard-burton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=239"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22350,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239\/revisions\/22350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}