
Titles
- A Man For All Seasons
- Man For All Seasons
Attribution
Columbia; screenplay by Robert Bolt; produced and directed by Fred ZinnemannPublication Details
DVD1970Availability
Link
Authors
- Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997
- Bolt, Robert
- Scofield, Paul, 1922-2008
- Hiller, Wendy
- McKern, Leo, 1920-2002
- Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
- Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978
- York, Susannah
- Davenport, Nigel
- Hurt, John, 1940
- Redgrave, Corin
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Subject
- Henry — 1491-1547 — Drama
- Bolt, Robert — Film and video adaptations
- More, Thomas — 1478-1535 — Drama
- Divorce — Religious aspects — Catholic Church — Drama
- Church and state — England — Catholic Church — Drama
- Great Britain — History — Henry VIII, 1509-1547
- Feature films
- Historical films
- Biographical films
- Films for the hearing impaired
- DVD-Video discs
- Historical — Feature
Notes
From the play by Robert Bolt
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1966
Anamorphic widescreen (1.66:1) presentation
Special feature:”The life of Saint Thomas More” featurette
Photographed byTed Moore; editor, Ralph Kemplen; music composed and conducted by George Delerue
Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Paul Scofield, Nigel Davenport, John Hurt, Corin Redgrave
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
DVD, NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital; remastered in high definition
English (Dolby 5.1 or mono.) or French dialogue with optional English, French or Portuguese subtitles; feature open-captioned in English; closed-captioned
ISBN
- 1424847478
- 9781424847471