The Other Boleyn Girl (2008 film)
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| Directed by | Justin Chadwick |
| Produced by | Alison Owen |
| Screenplay by | Peter Morgan |
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The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory |
| Starring |
Natalie Portman Scarlett Johansson Eric Bana Jim Sturgess Kristin Scott Thomas Mark Rylance David Morrissey Eddie Redmayne |
| Music by | Paul Cantelon |
| Cinematography | Kieran McGugan |
| Edited by | Paul Knight Carol Littleton |
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Columbia Pictures (USA) Focus Features (International) |
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115 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $77.7 million |
The Other Boleyn Girl is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Justin Chadwick. The screenplay by Peter Morgan was adapted from the 2001 novel of the same name by Philippa Gregory. It is a romanticized account of the lives of 16th-century Mary Boleyn, one-time mistress of King Henry VIII, and her sister, Anne, who became the monarch's ill-fated second wife, though much history is distorted.
Production studio BBC Films also owns the rights to adapt the sequel novel, The Boleyn Inheritance, which tells the story of Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Jane Parker.
King Henry VIII's (Eric Bana) marriage to Catherine of Aragon (Ana Torrent) does not produce a male heir to the throne; their only surviving daughter is Mary (Constance Stride). Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk (David Morrissey) and his brother in law Thomas Boleyn (Mark Rylance), plan to install Boleyn's older daughter Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman), as the king's mistress. They hope Anne will bear him a son. Anne's mother, Lady Elizabeth Boleyn (Kristin Scott Thomas), is disgusted by the plot. Anne eventually agrees to please her father and uncle. Anne's younger sister, Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson), marries William Carey (Benedict Cumberbatch), even though his family had asked for Anne's hand.
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