The Sword and the Rose

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.

Directed by Ken Annakin

Top 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

J

Jane Barrett

Lady Margaret

E

Ernest Jay

Lord Chamberlain

John Vere

Lawyer Clerk

Philip Lennard

Chaplain

Bryan Coleman

Earl of Surrey

P

Phillip Glasier

Royal Falconer

Jean Mercure

King Louis XII

G

Gérard Oury

Dauphin of France

Fernand Fabre

Ambassador of France

Robert Le Béal

Royal Physician

G

Gaston Richer

Grand Chancellor

Helen Goss

Princess Claude

Patrick Cargill

French Diplomat

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