Movie
A Man for All Seasons
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1966-12-13
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Highland Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
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
- Cyril Luckham as Archbishop Cranmer
- Jack Gwillim as Chief Justice
Crew
- Fred Zinnemann - Director
- Robert Bolt - Screenplay
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