Adapted by Robert Bolt and Constance Willis from Bolt's hit stage play, A Man for All Seasons stars Paul Scofield, triumphantly repeating his stage role as Sir Thomas More. The crux of the film is the staunchly Catholic More's refusal to acknowledge King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw)'s break from the church to divorce his first wife .. Read more
| Starring | Robert Shaw, Paul Scofield, Orson Welles, Susannah York |
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| Director | Fred Zinnemann |
| Genres | Drama |
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Adapted by Robert Bolt and Constance Willis from Bolt's hit stage play, A Man for All Seasons stars Paul Scofield, triumphantly repeating his stage role as Sir Thomas More. The crux of the film is the staunchly Catholic More's refusal to acknowledge King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw)'s break from the church to divorce his first wife and marry Anne Boleyn (an unbilled Vanessa Redgrave). Sir Thomas willingly goes to the chopping block rather than sacrifice his ideals. Director Fred Zinnemann retains the play's verbosity without sacrificing the film's strong sense of visuals. The impeccably chosen cast includes Wendy Hiller as Sir Thomas' likably contentious wife Alice, John Hurt as the deceitful Richard Rich (More's put-downs of this despicable character provide some of the film's biggest laughs), Orson Welles as a dour Cardinal Woolsey, Leo McKern as the ambitious Thomas Cromwell, and Susannah York as More's daughter Margaret. The Common Man, an important bridging-the-scenes character in the original play, is removed from the film version, which does just fine without him. A Man for All Seasons won six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, as well as seven British Film Academy awards.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Robert Shaw, Paul Scofield, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, John Hurt |
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| Director | Fred Zinnemann |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 56 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | Best Picture Oscar Winners |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1966 To Rent: DVD: 26 Nov 2001 |
Irreproachable film version of a play which has had its narrative tricks removed but stands up remarkably well. Acting, direction, sets, locations and costumes all have precisely the right touch.
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brilliant historical drama
I found this gripping, chilling and brilliantly acted - a must for history buffs
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SEEK AND YE WILL FIND
Thank heavens there are still movies of thsi standard available, although finding them means delving well into the past. Fred Zinnemann and his superb cast ... read more »
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A triumph of cinema
Quite simply one of the greatest films of all times. The acting is amazing and every wanna be actor should take note of Paul Scofield (who unfortunately didn&#... read more »
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More the not so merrier
This is an all time classic. Paul Scofield plays his character brilliantly. It gives you a small maybe not so accurate account of the conflict that happened ... read more »
Anne (Natalie Portman) we've all heard of, her sister Mary (Scarlett Johansson), not so much. But it was Mary who first slept with Henry VIII (Eric Bana), and (according to Philippa Gregory's best-selling historical novel at any rate) she even bore him a son. In one of the more risible scenes in what is for the most part a brisk but decorous melodrama, Henry is distracted from the birth by Anne's peevish promise that, yes, his love will be reciprocated, if only he will make a decent woman of... Read more
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