Lady Jane (1986 film)

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Lady Jane
Cinema poster
Directed byTrevor Nunn
Screenplay byDavid Edgar
Story byChris Bryant
Produced byPeter Snell
Starring
CinematographyDouglas Slocombe
Edited byAnne V. Coates
Music byStephen Oliver
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
7 February 1986
Running time
141 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8.5 million
Box office$277,646[1]

Lady Jane is a 1986 British costume-drama

Edward VI of England
.

The story had previously been turned into a 1936 film, Tudor Rose, and a 1923 silent film, Lady Jane Grey; Or, The Court of Intrigue.

Plot

The death of

Protestant Reformation by keeping the Catholic Princess Mary from the throne, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Lord President of the Council and second only to the king in power, hatches a plan to marry his second son, Lord Guildford, to Lady Jane Grey
, and have the royal physician keep the young king Edward VI alive—albeit in excruciating pain—long enough to get him to name Jane his heir.

Jane is unhappy with the proposed marriage, and is forced into it through corporal punishment by her parents. At first, Jane and Guildford treat their union as a marriage of convenience, but later fall deeply in love.

After King Edward VI dies, Jane is placed on the throne. She is troubled by the questionable legality of her accession, but after consulting with Guildford, turns the tables on John Dudley and the others who thought to use her as a puppet.

After only nine days, however, Queen Jane's council abandon her because of her designs for reforming the country. The council then supports Mary, who at first imprisons Jane and Guildford.

Consumed with guilt, Jane's father, the Duke of Suffolk, raises a rebellion to restore her to the throne, presumably in concert with Thomas Wyatt's rebellion. When the rebellion fails, Queen Mary I offers to spare Jane's life if she renounces her Protestant faith. When she refuses, Jane, her father and Guildford are executed.

Cast

Locations

Royal Greenwich Observatory
was located there.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 56% based on reviews from 9 critics.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lady Jane". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office Lady Jane Film Focus".
  3. ^ Elwes, Cary; Layden, Joe (2014). As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride. Touchstone Books. pp. 112–114.
  4. ^ "Lady Jane (1986)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

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