Anna Boleyn (1920 film) - Directed by Ernst Lubitsch - Full Movie

The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in England.

Anna Boleyn, also known as Deception, is a 1920 German historical film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It stars Henny Porten as Anne Boleyn and Emil Jannings as King Henry VIII. The film was produced by Paul Davidson's Union Film, a subsidiary of the giant German company UFA. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. The film cost an estimated 8 million marks to make but was able to recoup this from the sale of the American rights alone which brought in $200,000 (14 million marks).

Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch
Written by: Norbert Falk (as Fred Orbing), Hanns Kräly
Produced by: Paul Davidson
Starring: Henny Porten, Emil Jannings, Paul Hartmann
Cinematography: Theodor Sparkuhl
Music by: Eduard Prasch
Production company: PAGU
Distributed by: UFA
Release date: 3 December 1920
Running time: 118 minutes
Country: Germany
Language: Silent