SYNOPSIS
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, based on Robert Bolt’s stage play, is an excellent biographical drama about the conflicts faced by Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) when King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) asks him to break with Rome and grant him a divorce. The film is a powerful, cerebral story, supported by an excellent cast that includes Orson Welles, Susannah York, John Hurt, and others. (Vanessa Redgrave, sister of star Corin Redgrave, would later participate in a well-received made-for-television remake in 1988.) The movie, directed by Fred Zinneman, was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Scofield), and Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
