The Sword and the Rose (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
Charles Brandon
Glynis Johns
Princess Mary Tudor
James Robertson Justice
King Henry VIII
Michael Gough
Duke of Buckingham
Peter Copley
Sir Edwin Caskoden
Rosalie Crutchley
Queen Katherine
D.A. Clarke-Smith
Cardinal Wolsey
John Vere
Lawyer Clerk
Philip Lennard
Chaplain
Bryan Coleman
Earl of Surrey
Jean Mercure
King Louis XII
Gérard Oury
Dauphin of France
Fernand Fabre
Ambassador of France
Robert Le Béal
Royal Physician
Helen Goss
Princess Claude
Patrick Cargill
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