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A Man for All Seasons (1966)
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Release Date:
1967 (Japan)
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Tagline:
...a motion picture for all times!
Plot:
The story of Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarriage. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 6 Oscars.
Another 27 wins
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5 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
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The second outing of John Hurt
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One of the most intelligent and moving films ever
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Paul Scofield | ... | Thomas More | |
| Wendy Hiller | ... | Alice | |
| Leo McKern | ... | Cromwell | |
| Robert Shaw | ... | Henry VIII | |
| Orson Welles | ... | Cardinal Wolsey | |
| Susannah York | ... | Margaret | |
| Nigel Davenport | ... | Duke of Norfolk | |
| John Hurt | ... | Rich | |
| Corin Redgrave | ... | Roper | |
| Colin Blakely | ... | Matthew | |
| Cyril Luckham | ... | Archbishop Cranmer | |
| Jack Gwillim | ... | Chief Justice | |
| Thomas Heathcote | ... | Boatman | |
| Yootha Joyce | ... | Averil Machin | |
| Anthony Nicholls | ... | King's Representative |
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Runtime:
120 min
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Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Iceland:L |
West Germany:12 (nf) |
Brazil:Livre |
Sweden:11 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:G |
Finland:K-12 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:13 |
UK:U |
USA:Approved (original rating) |
USA:G (re-rating) (1971)
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Norman Scace was offered a featured role but was not free because the dates clashed with a play.
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Continuity: During the trial of More, the guards at the back of the room change the direction they're facing several times.
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Quotes:
The Duke of Norfolk:
Cromwell, are you threatening me?
Cromwell: My dear Norfolk, this isn't Spain, its England.
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Cromwell: My dear Norfolk, this isn't Spain, its England.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones (#4.16)" (1979)
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Is Man for All Seasons historically accuratemore
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A Man For All Seasons is an erudite examination of the old Biblical maxim: a man cannot serve two masters. Sir Thomas More (poignantly portrayed by Paul Scofield) struggles to be true to both his faith and his monarch (the lusty and hearty King Henry VIII superbly played by Robert Shaw). I think it is difficult for citizens in our present secular society to truly understand just how central a role religion played in a man's life during the period of the film; it was an age of faith when Christianity exerted the most powerful of influences on one's thinking. On a side note, the American Republic wisely sought a nation that "divided church and state." However, the fine distinction remains that it would be a state informed by faith but not run by the church. The aforementioned exemplary performances by the leads are backed by excellent supporting turns, especially from Orson Welles as the less than saintly Cardinal Wolsey and the eternally ebullient Susannah York as Sir Thomas's daughter Margaret. This is a true masterpiece that richly deserves all the accolades and plaudits it has received.