The Sword and the Rose
movie
A Forbidden Love That Threatened Two Kingdoms!
Released July 23, 1953
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.
Cast
Richard Todd
as
Charles Brandon
Glynis Johns
as
Princess Mary Tudor
James Robertson Justice
as
King Henry VIII
Michael Gough
as
Duke of Buckingham
Peter Copley
as
Sir Edwin Caskoden
Rosalie Crutchley
as
Queen Katherine
D.A. Clarke-Smith
as
Cardinal Wolsey
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Jane Barrett
as
Lady Margaret
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Ernest Jay
as
Lord Chamberlain
John Vere
as
Lawyer Clerk
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Philip Lennard
as
Chaplain
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Bryan Coleman
as
Earl of Surrey
