Movielogr
The Sword and the Rose (1953)
Directed by Ken Annakin
Overview
Tells the story of Mary Tudor and her troubled path to true love. Henry VIII, for political reasons, determines to wed her to the King of France. She tries to flee to America with her love but is captured when she is “un-hatted” on board ship. In return for her consent to the marriage with France, Henry agrees to let her choose her second husband. When King Louis of France dies, Mary is kidnaped by the Duke of Buckingham. He tries to force her to marry him but she is rescued by her love in an exciting battle on the beach.
Rated NR | Length 92 minutes
Actors
Richard Todd | Glynis Johns | James Robertson Justice | Michael Gough | Peter Copley | Rosalie Crutchley | D.A. Clarke-Smith | Jane Barrett | Ernest Jay | John Vere | Philip Lennard | Bryan Coleman | Phillip Glasier | Jean Mercure | Gérard Oury | Fernand Fabre | Robert le Béal | Gaston Richer | Helen Goss | Patrick Cargill | Anthony Sharp | Caven Watson | Richard Molinas | Hal Osmond | Norman Pierce | Douglas Bradley-Smith | Ewen Solon | Rupert Evans | Paddy Ryan | Thomas Heathcote | Arthur Brander | Russell Waters | John Serret | Bob Simmons