The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

Written by Peter Morgan, Philippa Gregory

Directed by Justin Chadwick

Running Time: 120 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2008

Rating: 12 Certificate

Production Country: UK/USA

Filmed in Colour

Against a sexually-charged backdrop of power-hungry nobles and striking lady temptresses, the Boleyn sisters - Mary (Scarlett Johansson, pictured, left) and Anne (Natalie Portman, pictured, right) - are groomed by their ambitious father to catch the wandering eye of Henry VIII (Eric Bana).

It works; Henry beds Mary and she bears him a son. But Anne, recently returned from the French court, wants the king for herself and sets about taking everything that Mary loves away. Soon enough, the king is enraptured by Anne, and Mary can do nothing but watch her sister's rise through the Tudor court. But these are uncertain times and the king is no one's fool. When Anne eventually oversteps the mark, the king's punishment is swift and final.

The Tudors go Hollywood in Justin Chadwick's florid adaptation of Philippa Gregory's 2002 bestselling novel. The threesome of Portman, Johansson and Bana makes intoxicating viewing, while Mark Rylance (Sir Thomas Boleyn) and David Morrissey's (Thomas Howard) political machinations keep the plot on its toes.

An ermine-clad bodiceripper with enough star power to tempt even the staunchest of historical drama resisters.

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Cast

	Natalie Portman		Anne Boleyn
	Scarlett Johansson		Mary Boleyn
	Eric Bana		Henry Tudor
	Jim Sturgess		George Boleyn
	Mark Rylance		Sir Thomas Boleyn
	Kristin Scott-Thomas		Lady Elizabeth Boleyn
	David Morrissey		Thomas Howard - Duke of Norfolk
	Benedict Cumberbatch		William Carey
	Oliver Coleman		Henry Percy
	Ana Torrent		Katherine of Aragon
	Eddie Redmayne		William Stafford
	Tom Cox		Rider
	Michael Smiley		Physician
	Montserrat Roig de Puig		Lady in Waiting
	Juno Temple		Jane Parker