| Uniform Title |
Man for all seasons (Motion picture : 1966) |
| Title |
A man for all seasons. |
| Published |
Australia : Via Vision Entertainment : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, [2015] |
| © renewed 1994. |
| ©1966. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (120 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Viavision :VVE736. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 1966. |
| From the play by Robert Bolt. |
| Special feature: The life of Saint Thomas Moore featurette. |
| Credits |
Screenplay by Robert Bolt ; produced and directed by Fred Zinnemann. |
| Performers |
Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Paul Scofield, Nigel Davenport, John Hurt, Corin Redgrave. |
| Summary |
Chancellor of England, Sir Thomas More, is placed in a difficult position when Henry VIII breaks with the Catholic Church over its refusal to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon so he can marry Anne Boleyn. Henry demands More's endorsement of this act. Torn between his conscience and duty to the crown, Sir Thomas chooses to say nothing. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital, NTSC, Region 4, 16:9. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Awards note |
Academy Awards, 1967: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor in a Leading Role (Scofield); Best Cinematography, Color; Best Costume Design, Color; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. |
| Subjects |
Bolt, Robert -- Film adaptations |
| Henry -- VIII,King of England,1491-1547 -- Drama |
| More, Thomas, -- Saint,1478-1535 -- Drama |
| Cromwell, Thomas, -- Earl of Essex,1485?-1540 -- Drama |
| Anne Boleyn, -- Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England,1507-1536 -- Drama |
| Divorce -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- Drama |
| Church and state -- England -- Catholic Church -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Drama |
| Genre |
Historical films |
| Biographical films |
| Feature films |
| Other Names |
Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997 director. |
| Scofield, Paul, 1922-2008 actor. |
| Hiller, Wendy, 1912-2003 actor. |
| Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 actor. |
| McKern, Leo, 1920-2002 actor. |
| Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978 actor. |
| Bolt, Robert. Man for all seasons Motion picture adaptation of (work) |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
- Anne Boleyn, -- Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, -- 1507-1536 -- Drama .
- Biographical films .
- Bolt, Robert -- Film adaptations .
- Church and state -- England -- Catholic Church -- Drama .
- Cromwell, Thomas, -- Earl of Essex, -- 1485?-1540 -- Drama .
- Divorce -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- Drama .
- Feature films .
- Feature films -- Great Britain .
- Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Drama .
- Henry -- VIII, -- King of England, -- 1491-1547 -- Drama .
- Historical films .
- More, Thomas, -- Saint, -- 1478-1535 -- Drama .
- Motion pictures, British .
Authors:
- Bolt, Robert. Man for all seasons .
- Hiller, Wendy, 1912-2003 .
- McKern, Leo, 1920-2002 .
- Scofield, Paul, 1922-2008 .
- Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978 .
- Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 .
- Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997 .
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