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A Man for All Seasons( 1966)

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...a motion picture for all times!

Overview

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Paul Scofield

      Thomas More

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      Wendy Hiller

      Alice More

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      Leo McKern

      Thomas Cromwell

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      Robert Shaw

      King Henry VIII

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      Orson Welles

      Cardinal Wolsey

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      Susannah York

      Margaret More

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      Nigel Davenport

      The Duke of Norfolk

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      John Hurt

      Richard Rich

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      Corin Redgrave

      William Roper (the Younger)

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      Colin Blakely

      Matthew

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      Cyril Luckham

      Archbishop Cranmer

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      Jack Gwillim

      Chief Justice

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      Thomas Heathcote

      Boatman

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      Yootha Joyce

      Averil Machin

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      Anthony Nicholls

      King's Representative

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      John Nettleton

      Jailer

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      Eira Heath

      Matthew's Wife

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      Molly Urquhart

      Maid

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      Paul Hardwick

      Courtier

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      Michael Latimer

      Norfolk's Aide

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      Philip Brack

      Captain of Guard

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      Martin Boddey

      Governor of Tower

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      Eric Mason

      Executioner

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      Matt Zimmerman

      Messenger

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      Vanessa Redgrave

      Anne Boleyn

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      Fiona Hartford

      1st Handmaiden (uncredited)

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      Gay Hamilton

      2nd Handmaiden (uncredited)

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      Gina Warwick

      3rd Handmaiden (uncredited)

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      Julie Martin

      2nd Maid (uncredited)

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      Raymond Adamson

      (uncredited)

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      Arnold Ridley

      Innkeeper (uncredited)

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      Nick Tate

      Master at Arms (uncredited)

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      David Collings

      King's Messenger (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun May 08 2016
    The agony of the moral high ground. Fred Zinnemann directs and Robert Bolt adapts the screenplay from his own play. It stars Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Nigel Davenport and John Hurt. Music is by Georges Delerue and cinematography by Ted Moore. Plot has Scofield as Sir Thomas More, the man who refused to cede to the mighty machinations of King Henry VIII (Shaw). It's very much an actors movie, beautifully literate and costumed and photographed up to the nines. So not one for those more keen on the action orientated historical epic, th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    3900000.00

    Revenue

    28350000.00

    Keywords

    • death penalty
    • england
    • pope
    • beheading
    • protestant church
    • oath
    • based on play or musical
    • tudor
    • henry viii
    • british monarchy