The Sword and the Rose
Adventure
Drama
History
A Forbidden Love That Threatened Two Kingdoms!
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.
1953-07-23
en
Cast
Director
Ken Annakin
Richard Todd as Charles Brandon
Glynis Johns as Princess Mary Tudor
James Robertson Justice as King Henry VIII
Michael Gough as Duke of Buckingham
Peter Copley as Sir Edwin Caskoden
Rosalie Crutchley as Queen Katherine
D.A. Clarke-Smith as Cardinal Wolsey
John Vere as Lawyer Clerk
Jean Mercure as King Louis XII
Gérard Oury as Dauphin of France
Fernand Fabre as Ambassador of France
Robert Le Béal as Royal Physician
Helen Goss as Princess Claude
Patrick Cargill as French Diplomat
Anthony Sharp as French Diplomat
Hal Osmond as Costermonger
Ewen Solon as Guardsman
Thomas Heathcote as Wrestling Second
Russell Waters as Sailor
John Serret as French Squire
Bob Simmons as French Champion