Rotten
There's more than a little of the school pageant in the rhythm of the movie: Though it's all neater than our school drama coaches could make it, the figures group and say their assigned lines and move on.
Pauline Kael, The New Republic
A Man for All Seasons
...a motion picture for all times!
1966 · 2h · G
Drama, History
Directed by
Fred Zinnemann
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A Man for All Seasons
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Fred Zinnemann Director
- Paul Scofield as Thomas Morus
- Wendy Hiller as Alice Morus
- Leo McKern as Thomas Cromwell
- Robert Shaw as King Henry VIII
- Orson Welles as Cardinal Wolsey
- Susannah York as Margaret More
- Nigel Davenport as The Duke of Norfolk
- John Hurt as Richard Rich
- Corin Redgrave Cast
- Colin Blakely Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Producer-director Fred Zinnemann has blended all filmmaking elements into an excellent, handsome and stirring film version of A Man For All Seasons.
A.D. Murphy, Variety
Rotten
Robert Bolt's boring historical drama functions best as an anthology of British acting styles, circa 1966.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Orson Welles alone relieves the boredom in a marvellous cameo as Cardinal Wolsey. If only they'd let him loose with the whole sorry history...
Tom Charity, Time Out
Fresh
A Man for All Seasons is a picture that inspires admiration, courage and thought.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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