Cardinal Wolsey (1912)

King Henry VIII smitten with Anne Boleyn wishes to displace his estimable Queen Catherine for her. He appeals to Cardinal Wolsey to set aside the tenets of the Church and consent to his divorce from the Queen. The cardinal absolutely refuses to do anything so inimical to his office, as representative of the Holy See. Angered King Henry induces the Archbishop of Canterbury to call a special council through which he divorces himself from Queen Catherine. In punishment for his refusal to accede to the king's wishes, the cardinal is exiled to Leicester Abbey where he dies three days afterward, conscious that he had sustained the sacredness of his office, a martyr to his faith and of service to his king.

Date of release
1912-01-02
Runtime
9m
Genres
Drama
Director
Laurence Trimble, J. Stuart Blackton

Casting

Interesting facts

Cardinal Wolsey is a 1912 silent short film drama directed by Laurence Trimble, written by and starring Hal Reid. It was based on the play Henry VIII by William Shakespeare. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and distributed through the General Film Company.

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