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The film was released by Columbia Pictures on 12 December 1966. A Man for All Seasons was a critical and box-office success. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 39th Academy Awards, while the cast and crew won another five, including Best Director for Zinnemann and Best Actor for Scofield.
A Man for All Seasons: Directed by Fred Zinnemann. With Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw. The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Fred Zinnemann
- 1966-12-16
Release Date. United States. December 12, 1966 (New York City, New York, premiere) United States. December 14, 1966 (Los Angeles, California, premiere) United States. December 16, 1966. United Kingdom. March 1967 (London)
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 Shaw) and his Spanish-born wife,...
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- Fred Zinnemann
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- Paul Scofield
The critics raved when A Man for All Seasons was released on December 12, 1966. Bosley Crowther in the New York Times wrote, "Fred Zinnemann has done a fine job putting upon the screen the solid substance of A Man for All Seasons , Robert Bolt's play about Sir Thomas More, and in doing so he presents us with an awesome view of a sturdy ...
- Fred Zinnemann
- Paul Scofield
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.
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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. It depicts the final years of Sir Thomas More, the 16th-century Lord Chancellor of England who refused both to sign a letter asking Pope Clement VII to annul Henry VIII of England's ...
