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A Man for All Seasons is a 1966 British historical drama film directed and produced by Fred Zinnemann, adapted by Robert Bolt from his play of the same name.
A 1966 biographical drama about Sir Thomas More, who refused to support King Henry VIII's divorce and remarriage. The film won six Oscars and features Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles and others.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Fred Zinnemann
- 1966-12-16
The film depicts the life and death of Sir Thomas More, a Catholic lawyer and statesman who refused to support King Henry VIII's divorce and remarriage. He was executed for treason after resisting the king's demands and the Church of England.
When the highly respected British statesman Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) refuses to pressure the Pope into annulling the marriage of King Henry VIII (Robert...
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- Fred Zinnemann
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- Paul Scofield
Find out who starred in the Oscar-winning historical drama based on Robert Bolt's play. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and more for this classic film.
A Man for All Seasons is a play by Robert Bolt based on the life of Sir Thomas More. An early form of the play had been written for BBC Radio in 1954, and a one-hour live television version starring Bernard Hepton was produced in 1957 by the BBC, [1] but after Bolt's success with The Flowering Cherry, he reworked it for the stage.
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.
