The Sword and the Rose (1953)
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.
The Sword and the RoseAdventure, Drama, History
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
- Jane Barrett — Lady Margaret
- Ernest Jay — Lord Chamberlain
- John Vere — Lawyer Clerk
- Philip Lennard — Chaplain
- Bryan Coleman — Earl of Surrey
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