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A Man for All Seasons
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In the late 16th century in England, King Henry VIII wants to divorce his current Catholic wife and marry a new one. The film follows Lord Chancellor Thomas More on his attempt to obstruct the King's interest, in hope of avoiding mass chaos and maintaining the balance of the society.
In the late 16th century in England, King Henry VIII wants to divorce his current Catholic wife and marry a new one. The film follows Lord Chancellor Thomas More on his attempt to obstruct the King's interest, in hope of avoiding mass chaos and maintaining the balance of the society.
Actors:
Patrick Marley,
John Nettleton,
Paul Hardwick,
Eira Heath,
Howard Douglas,
Eric Mason,
Anthony Nicholls
Patrick Marley
John Nettleton
5 February 1929, London, England, UK
Paul Hardwick
15 November 1918, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Eira Heath
17 January 1936, Rochford, Essex, England, UK
Howard Douglas
January 12, 1896 in Hackney, London, England, UK
Eric Mason
Anthony Nicholls
16 October 1902, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Country:
United Kingdom
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Common Sense Media
December 21, 2010
Superb movie of More's stand against Henry VIII.
February 18, 2015
Playwright Bolt, acting as his own scenarist, and director Fred Zinnemann have done a superb job of turning the play into a movie.
February 20, 2009
One of the most intelligent religious movies ever made.
January 29, 2008
Producer-director Fred Zinnemann has blended all filmmaking elements into an excellent, handsome and stirring film version of A Man For All Seasons.
February 16, 2016
The film works well in all departments, in fact -- design, photography, and music. One just wishes that its central conception had been more interesting.
February 18, 2015
It is profoundly stirring in its dramatic conception, appealing as it does to the mind, heart, eye and ear.
January 10, 2014
It's Scofield's picture -- his is an inspired performance of virtue with a dash of vanity.
December 13, 2006
Robert Bolt's boring historical drama functions best as an anthology of British acting styles, circa 1966.
February 19, 2013
Fred Zinnemann's historical drama is the kind of authentic, stately yawner that probably wouldn't even score a greenlight today.
August 30, 2012
There's more than a little of the school pageant in the rhythm of the movie: Though it's all neater than our school drama coaches could make it, the figures group and say their assigned lines and move on.
February 09, 2006
Orson Welles alone relieves the boredom in a marvellous cameo as Cardinal Wolsey. If only they'd let him loose with the whole sorry history...