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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.
1966 · Directed by Fred Zinnemann · 120 min · Drama · History · 8 frames
Tagline
...a motion picture for all times!
Crew
- Screenplay: Robert Bolt
- Cinematography: Ted Moore
- Edited by: Ralph Kemplen
- Music: Georges Delerue
- Production design: John Box
- Produced by: Fred Zinnemann
Cast
- Paul Scofield as Thomas More
- Wendy Hiller as Alice More
- Leo McKern as Thomas Cromwell
- Robert Shaw as King Henry VIII
- Orson Welles as Cardinal Wolsey
- Susannah York as Margaret More
- Nigel Davenport as The Duke of Norfolk
- John Hurt as Richard Rich
- Corin Redgrave as William Roper (the Younger)
- Colin Blakely as Matthew
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English, Latin
- Studios: Highland Films
- Budget: $3,900,000
- Box office: $28,350,000
- Themes: death penalty, england, pope, beheading, protestant church, oath, based on play or musical, tudor, catholic, henry viii
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