The Sword and the Rose
1953 film by Ken Annakin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sword and the Rose is a family/adventure film produced by Perce Pearce and Walt Disney and directed by Ken Annakin. The film features the story of Mary Tudor, a younger sister of Henry VIII of England.
The Sword and the Rose | |
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Directed by | Ken Annakin |
Screenplay by | Lawrence Edward Watkin |
Based on | When Knighthood Was in Flower by Charles Major James B. Fagan (play) |
Produced by | Perce Pearce Walt Disney |
Starring | Glynis Johns James Robertson Justice Richard Todd Michael Gough Jane Barrett Peter Copley Ernest Jay Jean Mercure D. A. Clarke-Smith Gérard Oury Fernand Fabre Gaston Richer Rosalie Crutchley Bryan Coleman |
Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
Edited by | Gerald Thomas |
Music by | Clifton Parker |
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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures Ltd.[2] |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2 million[4] |
Box office | $1 million (US)[5] |
Based on the 1898 novel When Knighthood Was in Flower by Charles Major, it was originally made into a motion picture in 1908 and again in 1922 as When Knighthood Was in Flower. The 1953 Disney version was adapted for the screen by Lawrence Edward Watkin. The film was shot at Denham Film Studios and was the third of Disney's British productions after Treasure Island (1950) and The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952).[6] In 1956, it was broadcast on American television in two parts under the original book title.