Paul Scofield
Sir Thomas More
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A Man for All Seasons is a 1966 British historical drama film directed and produced by Fred Zinnemann, adapted by Robert Bolt from his play of the same name.
A Man for All Seasons: Directed by Fred Zinnemann. With Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw. The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.
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A short summary of Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of A Man for All Seasons.
Cardinal Wolsey (Orson Welles), summons Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) to his palace at Hampton Court. Desiring his support in obtaining a divorce from the Pope so that the King can marry Anne Boleyn, Wolsey chastises More for being the only member of the Privy Council to argue against him.
A Man for All Seasons. When the highly respected British statesman Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) refuses to pressure the Pope into annulling the marriage of King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) and...
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In time Cromwell and his opportunistic aide, Richard Rich, make false accusations against More, and he is called to answer the charge of high treason. Found guilty, he freely avows his belief that the king's actions are repugnant to the law of God. At peace, he goes to his death on the block.
