A Man for All Seasons

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.

Genre : DramaHistory

Runtime : 120 mins

Release Date : 1966-12-13

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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 Moo...

Paul Scofield is superb as the Lord Chancellor of England ultimately torn between his loyalty to his king and to his conscience. As Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) becomes more and more infatuated by Anne Boleyn (Vanessa Redgrave) he insists that all of his subjects acknowledge his absolute supremacy over...

Cast

Paul Scofield

Paul Scofield

(Thomas More)

Wendy Hiller

Wendy Hiller

(Alice More)

Leo McKern

Leo McKern

(Thomas Cromwell)

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

(King Henry VIII)

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

(Cardinal Wolsey)

Susannah York

Susannah York

(Margaret More)

Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

(The Duke of Norfolk)

John Hurt

John Hurt

(Richard Rich)

Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

(William Roper (the Younger))

Colin Blakely

Colin Blakely

(Matthew)

Cyril Luckham

Cyril Luckham

(Archbishop Cranmer)

Jack Gwillim

Jack Gwillim

(Chief Justice)

Thomas Heathcote

Thomas Heathcote

(Boatman)

Yootha Joyce

Yootha Joyce

(Averil Machin)

Anthony Nicholls

Anthony Nicholls

(King's Representative)

John Nettleton

John Nettleton

(Jailer)

Eira Heath

(Matthew's Wife)

Molly Urquhart

(Maid)

Paul Hardwick

(Courtier)

Michael Latimer

Michael Latimer

(Norfolk's Aide)

Philip Brack

(Captain of Guard)

Martin Boddey

Martin Boddey

(Governor of Tower)

Eric Mason

(Executioner)

Matt Zimmerman

Matt Zimmerman

(Messenger)

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

(Anne Boleyn)

Fiona Hartford

(1st Handmaiden (uncredited))

Gay Hamilton

Gay Hamilton

(2nd Handmaiden (uncredited))

Gina Warwick

Gina Warwick

(3rd Handmaiden (uncredited))

Julie Martin

(2nd Maid (uncredited))

Raymond Adamson

Raymond Adamson

((uncredited))

Arnold Ridley

Arnold Ridley

(Innkeeper (uncredited))

Nick Tate

Nick Tate

(Master at Arms (uncredited))

David Collings

David Collings

(King's Messenger (uncredited))

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