A Man for All Seasons Movie Review 1966

Sterling, heavily Oscar-honored biographical drama concerning the life and subsequent martyrdom of 16th-century Chancellor of England, Sir Thomas More (Scofield). Story revolves around his personal conflict when King Henry VIII (Shaw) seeks a divorce from his wife, Catherine of Aragon, so he can wed his mistress, Anne Boleyn--events that ultimately lead the King to bolt from the Pope and declare himself head of the Church of England. Remade for TV in 1988 with Charlton Heston in the lead role.

Distribution

Keep the Faith Inc., 50 S Franklin Tpke., Ste 1, PO Box 277, Ramsey, NJ 07446, Phone: (201)327-5900, Fax: (201)327-7618, Email: info@keepthefaith.org, URL: http://www.keepthefaith.org

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 120 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Royalty, British, Great Britain, Period Piece: 16th Century, Adapted from a Play, Top Grossing Films of 1966, Religion, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Constance Willis, Robert Bolt

Cast

Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Wendy Hiller, Susannah York, John Hurt, Nigel Davenport, Vanessa Redgrave

Cinematography

Ted Moore

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Music

Georges Delerue

Producer

Columbia Pictures

Awards

Oscars 1966: Actor (Scofield), Adapt. Screenplay, Color Cinematog., Costume Des. (C), Director (Zinnemann), Picture; British Acad. 1967: Actor (Scofield), Film, Screenplay; Directors Guild 1966: Director (Zinnemann); Golden Globes 1967: Actor--Drama (Scofield), Director (Zinnemann), Film--Drama, Screenplay; Natl. Bd. of Review 1966: Actor (Scofield), Director (Zinnemann), Support. Actor (Shaw); N.Y. Film Critics 1966: Actor (Scofield), Director (Zinnemann), Film, Screenplay.