A Man For All Seasons

drama
biography
history
period drama
G
2h 0m

The story of Sir Thomas More, the 16th-century Lord Chancellor of England who refused to endorse King Henry VIII's wish to divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon so he could marry Anne Boleyn. More's refusal to bend his moral principles leads to his eventual execution for treason.

Released: 1966-12-12

Based on Plays/1960/A Man for All Seasons

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Producer: Fred Zinnemann

Writer: Robert Bolt

Editor: Ralph Kemplen

Cinematography: Ted Moore

Music: Georges Delerue

Production: Highland Films Columbia Pictures

Distributor: Columbia Pictures

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Characters

Sir Thomas More Paul Scofield
King Henry VIII Robert Shaw
Thomas Cromwell Leo McKern
Richard Rich John Hurt
Duke of Norfolk Nigel Davenport
Cardinal Wolsey Orson Welles
Alice More Wendy Hiller
Margaret More Susannah York
Will Roper Corin Redgrave
The Common Man Robert Shaw
Thomas Cranmer Colin Blakely
Captain of Guard Cyril Luckham
Gaoler Jack Gwillim
Spanish Ambassador Fernando Rey
Boatman Czeslaw Wollejko
Matthew Anthony Nicholls
Woman Molly Urquhart