A Man For All Seasons

A Man For All Seasons

1966

Thomas More, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, refuses to endorse the king's break with Rome and his divorce, choosing execution over the surrender of his conscience. Fred Zinnemann's stately adaptation of Robert Bolt's play is a dignified drama of moral courage, with Paul Scofield's performance as More at its centre.

Director

  • Fred Zinnemann

Cast

  • Paul Schofield
  • Robert Shaw
  • Orson Welles

Filming Locations

  • Hampton Court Palace

    Hampton Court Palace was used for the courtyard scene in which Henry VIII dismounts his horse, representing the Tudor court that More must navigate.