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Lady Jane Details

1985 Certificate PG
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Lady Jane Grey, the 16-year-old girl who for nine days in the 16th century was Queen of England, is here portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter. Lady Jane Grey's sickly cousin, who becomes Edward VI upon the death of Henry VIII, is on the threshold of death himself. The Protestant powers-that-be, fearing that England will fall under .. Read more

Starring Jane Lapotaire, John Wood, Patrick Stewart, Sara Kestelman
Director Trevor Nunn
Genres Drama, Romance

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Lady Jane

Lady Jane Grey, the 16-year-old girl who for nine days in the 16th century was Queen of England, is here portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter. Lady Jane Grey's sickly cousin, who becomes Edward VI upon the death of Henry VIII, is on the threshold of death himself. The Protestant powers-that-be, fearing that England will fall under Catholic rule, contrive to marry off Edward VI's most likely successor Lady Jane to the wastrelly Guilford Dudley (Cary Elwes), the future Duke of Suffolk. The dying Edward is coerced into naming Jane as his successor. Jane is forced to assume the throne, attempting to impose reforms on the corrupt Protestant government during her brief reign. A coup led by Jane's cousin Princess Mary (Jane Lapotaire) results in the ouster, and eventual execution, of Queen Jane and her consort. The story is told through anti-establishment themes; teen-agers Lady Jane and Guilford Dudley are seen as the only hope for a brighter future, making their deaths all the more tragic. An earlier version of the same story, Tudor Rose, was filmed in 1936.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Starring Jane Lapotaire, John Wood, Patrick Stewart, Sara Kestelman, Helena Bonham-Carter, Cary Elwes, Jill Bennett, Richard Vernon, Joss Ackland, Michael Hordern
Director Trevor Nunn
Studio PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 16 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama, Romance
Language DVD: English
Released Production year: 1985

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      Lady Jane Grey, the 16-year-old girl who for nine days in the 16th century was Queen of England, is here portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter. Lady Jane Grey's sickly cousin, who becomes Edward VI upon the death of Henry VIII, is on the threshold of death himself. The Protestant powers-that-be, ...