Dec 13, 1966
120 min
Full-HD

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

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.

Category

Drama History

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Highland Films

Paul Scofield

Thomas More

Wendy Hiller

Alice More

Leo McKern

Thomas Cromwell

Robert Shaw

King Henry VIII

Orson Welles

Cardinal Wolsey

Susannah York

Margaret More

Nigel Davenport

The Duke of Norfolk

John Hurt

Richard Rich

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