Henry VIII and His Six Wives vs National Theatre Live: The Audience

National Theatre Live: The Audience has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.6/10 for Henry VIII and His Six Wives). Henry VIII and His Six Wives is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 22m. Henry VIII and His Six Wives is the older of the two (1972 against 2013). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Henry VIII and His Six WivesNational Theatre Live: The Audience
Audience score★ 5.6/10★ 8.3/10
Year19722013
Length2h 5m2h 22m
GenresDrama, HistoryDrama, History
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorWaris HusseinRobin Lough
Main castMichael Gough, Charlotte Rampling, Brian Blessed, Donald Pleasence, Frances CukaPaul Ritter, Helen Mirren, Geoffrey Beevers, Edward Fox, Nell Williams

Synopsis

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.

National Theatre Live: The Audience

For sixty years, Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace, a meeting like no other in British public life, it is private.

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