poster

Carry On Henry (1971)

03/06/1971 (GB)Adventure, Comedy, History, Romance1h 29m
  • User
    Score

A great guy with his 'chopper'!

Overview

Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage. Unfortunately for Henry, she is always eating garlic, and refuses to stop. Deciding to get rid of her in his usual manner, Henry has to find some way of doing it without provoking war with Marie's cousin, the King of France. Perhaps if she had an affair...

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Sid James

      Sid James

      King Henry VIII

    2. Kenneth Williams

      Kenneth Williams

      Thomas Cromwell

    3. Charles Hawtrey

      Charles Hawtrey

      Sir Roger de Lodgerley

    4. Joan Sims

      Joan Sims

      Queen Marie

    5. Terry Scott

      Terry Scott

      Cardinal Wolsey

    6. Barbara Windsor

      Barbara Windsor

      Bettina

    7. Kenneth Connor

      Kenneth Connor

      Lord Hampton of Wick

    8. Julian Holloway

      Julian Holloway

      Sir Thomas

    9. Peter Gilmore

      Peter Gilmore

      King Francis of France

    Social

    • Reviews 2
    J

    A review by John Chard

    7.0
    Written by John Chard on Jul 19, 2015

    Henry Tudor just got ruder! The 21st film of the long running Carry On series is a bawdy trip into the court of King Henry VIII (Sid James). The King has recently married Queen Marie of Normandy (Joan Sims) but since she eats too much garlic, thus putting the King off his conjugal rights, he plots to get her out the way. However, he must tread carefully as a war with France could easily arise should anything happen to the Queen. Some of the best colour Carry On movies would turn out to be set in an historical period. Carry On Henry is not one of the best from the historical romps, but it...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget-

    Revenue-

    Keywords

    • wife
    • marriage
    • castle
    • satire
    • tudor
    • carry on
    • king
    • double entendre
    • henry viii
    • innuendo
    • 16th century
    • plot to kill
    • garlic
    • british monarchy