A Man for eternity

a man for eternity ( has Man for All Seasons ) is a British film carried out by Fred Zinnemann, left in 1966.

Synopsis

Thomas More, British lawyer, succeed the Wolsey cardinal as chancellor of Henri VIII. Friends who are the king and his minister, they will become enemy because of attitude of Thomas who refuses to grant the remarriage of the king. Thomas will go until martyrdom, with prudence and without fanaticism.

Data sheet

Title: a man for eternity
original Title: has Man for All Seasons
Réalisation: Fred Zinnemann
Scenario: Robert Bolt
Production: William NR. Graf and Fred Zinnemann
Music: Georges Delerue
Photography: Ted Moore
Assembly: Ralph Kemplen
Decorations: John Box
Country of origin: the United Kingdom
Format: Colors
Lasted: 120 minutes
Coming out date: 1966

Distribution

Paul Scofield: to sir Thomas More
Wendy Hiller: Alice More
Leo McKern: Thomas Cromwell
Robert Shaw: the king Henri VIII
Orson Welles: Cardinal Wolsey
Susannah York: Margaret More
Nigel Davenport: the duke of Norfolk
John Hurt: Richard Rich
Corin Redgrave: William Roper (the young person)
Hake Blakely: Matthew
Cyril Luckham : Archbishop Cranmer
Jack Gwillim: Chief Justice
Vanessa Redgrave: Anne Boleyn

Distinctions

Oscar of the best film
Oscar of the best realizer
Oscar of the best actor for Paul Scofield
Award Golden Globe: Better realizer
Award Golden Globe: Better scenario
BAFTA of the best film

External bond

a man for eternity on Internet Movie Database

Simple: In Man for All Seasons

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