The movie also stars fellow classic characters like Donald Pleasence, Shari Lewis and William Christopher.

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• Cast: Anthony Hopkins as Thomas Cromwell; Guy Pearce as Henry VIII; Emily Watson as Anne Boleyn; Philip Seymour Hoffman as Richard III; Emma Thompson as Margaret Pole; Colin Firth as Henry VI; Gillian Anderson as Joan of Arc; Ian McKellen as Richard III's brother Richard II; Roger Allam as Sir Thomas More; Simon Russell