Product Description: Enter the world of majesty with two emotionally charged epics that expose the secret lives and public battles of England's most influential royalty in the Anne of the Thousand Days / Mary Queen of Scots 2-Movie Collection! Honored with a combined 15 Academy Award nominations these films tell the torrid true-life tales of King Henry VIII Queen Elizabeth I Anne Boleyn and Mary Queen of Scots. Featuring lavish costumes stunning Technicolor photography and critically acclaimed performances these spectacular films bring new life to some of the most powerful figures of all time!System Requirements:Running Time: 146 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG UPC: 025195015721 Manufacturer No: 61101955
Amazon.com: As costume dramas go, this is a passionate and feisty one, keyed by the ever-luminous Vanessa Redgrave in the title role and the sharp-edged Glenda Jackson as her jealous cousin, Queen Elizabeth I (who knew a thing or two about palace intrigue). Mary, who was raised in France as a Catholic, claims the Scottish crown from her mother upon her death. But she runs up against religious prejudice, both from the Protestant Elizabeth (who had encountered anti-Protestant bias before she took the throne) and from Mary's Protestant half-brother James Stuart (Patrick McGoohan). Elizabeth, whose own reign is shaky (given a strong Catholic presence in her country), is nervous about her Catholic cousin--and made more so by Mary's seeming inability to appreciate the political niceties of the period. Redgrave received an Oscar nomination for her performance. --Marshall Fine
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Rating: - great two for one bonus
Excellent movies if you are a history lover of this period and getting a bonus was fantastic for the price. My favorite is Ann of 1,000 days.
Rating: - Two truly enjoyable films
With my old VHS tapes wearing out, I was elated to find these movies released together on DVD. Though both films have historical innacuracies, they are both so well done that even an Elizabethan history nut like myself thoroughly enjoyed them. Hal Wallis really knew how to do historical fiction on film! Anne of the Thousand Days: The characters are portrayed so well & in accordance with how they are described in historical accounts insofar as personality, if not physically [Burton's mannerisms ... Read More
Rating: - A lover of English History
These tapes were fairly factual and I enjoyed them enormously. I recommend even higher the film "The Tudors". The acting is superb, the story exact and the costumes and surrounding environment simply astounding. pmn
Rating: - Two masterpieces for a great price!
Two for a great price
Anne of the Thousand Days
We own the Show time series, The Tudors, and are simply fascinated about the life of Henry VIII.
Now, by owning "Anne of the Thousand Days" we have another interpretation of the life of Anne Boleyn, pursued by the king at all costs, for he destroys his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, the daughter of King Ferdinande II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castille.
In 1502, Arthur, brother to Henry VIII, dies ... Read More
Rating: - Anne of a Thousand Days
We thoroughly enjoyed Anne of a Thousand Days and also Mary Queen of Scots that accompanied it. If you want to learn about English history then watch these interesting films and learn just how those in power were no different then.