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A Man for All Seasons

(1966)

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| Film | United Kingdom | Colour | Biography, Drama, History | 2h |
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| Stars: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern | Director: Fred Zinnemann

Sir Thomas Moore opposes Henry VIII’s divorce, and events lead inexorably to his execution

The award-winning stage triumph brings more excitement to the screen…with its grandeur and its gripping drama!

Cast

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Paul Scofield
Thomas More
British actress Wendy Hiller in a photograph from Carol Reed’s 1951 film, Outcast of the Islands
Alice
Leo McKern
Cromwell
Robert Shaw
Henry VIII
The VIPs (1963) opening credits (10)
Orson Welles
Cardinal Wolsey
Susannah York
Margaret
Nigel Davenport
Duke of Norfolk
The Elephant Man (1980) photograph (1) | John Hurt
John Hurt
Rich
Corin Redgrave
Roper
Colin Blakely
Matthew
Cyril Luckham
Archbishop Cranmer
Jack Gwillim
Chief Justice
Thomas Heathcote
Boatman
Yootha Joyce
Averil Machin
Anthony Nicholls
King’s Representative
John Nettleton
Jailer
Eira Heath
Matthew’s Wife
Molly Urquhart
Maid
Paul Hardwick
Courtier
Michael Latimer
Norfolk’s Aide
Philip Brack
Capt of Guard
Martin Boddey
Governor of Tower
Eric Mason
Executioner
Matt Zimmerman
Messenger
Vanessa Redgrave
Anne Boleyn
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Reviews

(1)

Irreproachable film version of a play, which has had its narrative tricks removed but stands up remarkably well. Acting direction, sets, locations and costumes all have precisely the right touch. (Halliwell’s)

Pictures

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Main title from A Man for All Seasons (1966) (3)

Production

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Fred Zinnemann
Director / Producer
Robert Bolt
Writer (from the play by)

Companies

(2)
Highland Films
Production company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Distribution company