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Name: A Man for All Seasons
Released: 1966-12-11
Cast: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw

A Man for All Seasons

G
2h 0m
1966

89%

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By the late 1520s, King Henry VIII's wife Catherine has failed to produce an heir to the throne. Attracted to Anne Boleyn, King Henry (Robert Shaw) asks the Pope to grant him a divorce. For reasons both practical and selfish, he's backed by everyone except the highly regarded member of the Council of England, Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield). When Cardinal Wolsey (Orson Welles), Chancellor of England, names More as his successor, it becomes increasingly important for King Henry to get his support. But when More cannot be swayed, Henry orders the clergy to renounce the Pope and name him to lead the new Church of England. Cromwell (Leo McKern), leader of the divorce campaign, frames More, forcing him to resign as Chancellor and then bringing him to trial where he's found guilty of treason and beheaded.

Director:

Fred Zinnemann

Producer:

Fred Zinnemann

Cast:

Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

89%

Critics Consensus: Solid cinematography and enjoyable performances from Paul Scofield and Robert Shaw add a spark to this deliberately paced adaptation of the Robert Bolt play.

Reviews

Awards Daily

Mark Johnson

A Man For All Seasons is another British history lesson...often buttoned up too tightly with overstuffed pageantry and an exhausting air of elitism

In an era of muddled motives and nihilism, Sir Thomas satisfies our nostalgia not only for nobility but also for an age when a man, if he dared risk his head, knew exactly what he was risking it for.

For me the only thing wrong with the film, in fact, is the secret ingredient that it is inoffensively and sweetly boring.

Its translation from stage to screen not only adds a lot of visual beauty but does not mar the drama. And it adds a stronger sense of period.

Fred Zinnemann's fastidious screen version of the play lets us revel in the conflict not of muscle but mind. The hero is that saintly scholar-statesman Sir Thomas More, a part given a rare wit and subtlety by Paul Scofield.

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Genre:Drama
Release Date:December 11, 1966
Languages:English
Captions:English
Audio Format:
5.1

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