death penalty,england,pope,beheading,protestant church,oath,based on play or musical,tudor,henry viii,british monarchy

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

Poster for A Man for All Seasons

...a motion picture for all times!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Fred Zinnemann
  • Profile picture of Paul Scofield
    Thomas More Paul Scofield
  • Profile picture of Wendy Hiller
    Alice More Wendy Hiller
  • Profile picture of Leo McKern
    Thomas Cromwell Leo McKern
  • Profile picture of Robert Shaw
    King Henry VIII Robert Shaw
  • Profile picture of Orson Welles
    Cardinal Wolsey Orson Welles
  • Profile picture of Susannah York
    Margaret More Susannah York
  • Profile picture of Nigel Davenport
    The Duke of Norfolk Nigel Davenport
  • Profile picture of John Hurt
    Richard Rich John Hurt

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Keywords

  • death penalty
  • england
  • pope
  • beheading
  • protestant church
  • oath
  • based on play or musical
  • tudor
  • henry viii
  • british monarchy