A Man for All Seasons (Special Edition)
starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles
directed by: Fred Zinnemann
directed by: Fred Zinnemann
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396180857
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: February 20, 2007
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 1480
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1966
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Product Description:
In 16th-century England, the corrupt King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) betrays the Roman Catholic Church to divorce his wife and marry his latest conquest Anne Boleyn (Vanessa Redgrave). Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) is then forced to choose between his principles and duty to his heretical king, who has begun executing the treasonous with increasing frequency. The historically profound battle of ideals also involves Cardinal Wolsey (Orson Welles), Thomas Cromwell (Leo McKern), and More's valiant wife (Wendy Hiller).
Amazon.com:
Robert Bolt's successful play was not considered a hot commercial property by Columbia Pictures--a period piece about a moral issue without a star, without even a love story. Perhaps that's why Columbia left director Fred Zinnemann alone to make A Man for All Seasons, as long as he stuck to a relatively small budget. The results took everyone by surprise, as the talky morality play became a box-office hit and collected the top Oscars for 1966. At the play's heart is the standoff between King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw, in young lion form) and Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield, in an Oscar-winning performance). Henry wants More's official approval of divorce, but More's strict ethical and religious code will not let him waffle. More's rectitude is a source of exasperation to Cardinal Wolsey (Orson Welles in a cameo), who chides, 'If you could just see facts flat on without that horrible moral squint.' Zinnemann's approach is all simplicity, and indeed the somewhat prosaic staging doesn't create a great deal of cinematic excitement. But the language is worth savoring, and the ethical politics are debated with all the calm and majesty of an absorbing chess game. --Robert Horton
Amazon.com:
Robert Bolt's successful play was not considered a hot commercial property by Columbia Pictures--a period piece about a moral issue without a star, without even a love story. Perhaps that's why Columbia left director Fred Zinnemann alone to make A Man for All Seasons, as long as he stuck to a relatively small budget. The results took everyone by surprise, as the talky morality play became a box-office hit and collected the top Oscars for 1966. At the play's heart is the standoff between King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw, in young lion form) and Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield, in an Oscar-winning performance). Henry wants More's official approval of divorce, but More's strict ethical and religious code will not let him waffle. More's rectitude is a source of exasperation to Cardinal Wolsey (Orson Welles in a cameo), who chides, 'If you could just see facts flat on without that horrible moral squint.' Zinnemann's approach is all simplicity, and indeed the somewhat prosaic staging doesn't create a great deal of cinematic excitement. But the language is worth savoring, and the ethical politics are debated with all the calm and majesty of an absorbing chess game. --Robert Horton
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- Good movie, bad historyThe acting is supurb in this rendition of the story of Sir Thomas More. However the history is very skewed. ... Read More
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- If you cut down law, do you think you could stand in the laws that blow thenThomas Moore studied at Oxford
Moore worked in the law courts, his motto, "A fair judgment and ... Read More
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- Brilliant Performance...in this portrayal of the struggle to uphold moral values. In other words is a principle right only when it ... Read More
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- A Show For All SeasonsAn excellent movie with, what has to be, one of the best cast of actors in a critically acclaimed success. This ... Read More
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