Dec 12,1966
nudity | None. Though Vanessa Redgrave's performance might be seen as slightly suggestive or indecent, there is no nudity or sex in this film. The plot turns on attempting to end an arguably incestuous marriage. |
violence | There is a beheading, but it is not inside the frame. |
profanity | There are two profane exclamations. |
alcohol | No drugs. Richard Rich (John Hurt) drinks at one point to steady his nerves. There is drinking at Henry VIII's wedding. |
frightening | The beheading is not shown onscreen. Nothing in this film is actually frightening. The dialogue at the trial is in itself intense, but delivered in a very restrained manner (except for Leo McKern's performance as Thomas Cromwell). Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) is subject to sudden fits of rage when contradicted. |