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7.7
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Kasper Løvborg
rated 9

Based on a superb play. I saw a new staging of it in 2008 with Frank Langhella in the main role and while he did a tremendous - and touching - job, Scofield is the man to beat. It must be said that even though I have a serious aversion to period d...

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Critic Kim Newman
rated 6

Prestigious, well turned out piece of British historical drama with enough genuine intrigue and wit to persuade some audiences they aren't watching a history lesson.

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Cast & Crew

Fred Zinnemann
Director
Orson Welles
As Cardinal Wolsey
John Hurt
As Richard Rich
Vanessa Redgrave
As Anne Boleyn
Susannah York
As Margaret More
Nigel Davenport
As The Duke of Norfolk
Martin Boddey
As Governor of Tower
Leo McKern
As Thomas Cromwell

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A Man for All Seasons tells the story of Sir Thomas More, a Catholic statesman in England during the 16th century, who rebels against King Henry VIII's self-proclaimed status as the head of the Church of England. More, a man of strong convictions and moral principles, refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England, and pays the ultimate price for his beliefs. The film explores themes of faith, power, and betrayal, and features a powerful performance by Paul Scofield as More.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as A Man for All Seasons include Patton, Mary, Queen of Scots, Zulu, Waterloo, Tobruk, The Trial of Joan of Arc.

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A Man for All Seasons was released in theaters on December 16, 1966.