Summary
The Sword and the Rose is an American adventure film first released in 1953,
directed by Ken Annakin.
The film is based on a novel by Charles Major and stars Richard Todd, Glynis Johns, James Robertson Justice, Michael Gough and Jane Barrett.
It has also been released under the title: When Knighthood Was in Flower.
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Credits
- Director: Ken Annakin
- Script: Charles Major (novel), Lawrence Edward Watkin
- Photo: Geoffrey Unsworth
- Music: Clifton Parker
- Cast: Richard Todd (Charles Brandon), Glynis Johns (Mary Tudor), James Robertson Justice (King Henry VIII), Michael Gough (Duke of Buckingham), Jane Barrett (Lady Margaret), Peter Copley (Sir Edwin Caskoden), Ernest Jay (Lord Chamberlain), D.A. Clarke-Smith (Cardinal Wolsey), Jean Mercure (Louis XII), Gérard Oury (Dauphin of France), Fernand Fabre (DeLongueville), Robert Le Béal (Royal Physician), Gaston Richer (Antoine Duprat), Rosalie Crutchley (Queen Katherine), John Vere (Lawyer-clerk), Phillip Lennard (Chaplain), Bryan Coleman (Earl of Surrey), Phillip Glasier (Royal Falconer), Helen Goss (Princess Claude)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 92 min
- Aka: When Knighthood Was in Flower
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