---
title: 'A Man for All Seasons (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fred Zinnemann'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-man-for-all-seasons-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060665/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Man for All Seasons (1966)

1966 · G · 118 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

A Man for All Seasons is a 1966 British historical drama film directed and produced by Fred Zinnemann, adapted by Robert Bolt from his play of the same name. It depicts the final years of Sir Thomas More, the 16th-century Lord Chancellor of England who refused both to sign a letter asking Pope Clement VII to annul Henry VIII of England's marriage to Catherine of Aragon and to take an Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church of England.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fred Zinnemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-zinnemann)
- **Producer:** [Fred Zinnemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-zinnemann)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Bolt](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-bolt)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Delerue](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-delerue)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ted Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-moore)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Kemplen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-kemplen)

## Cast

- [Orson Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/orson-welles) as Thomas Wolsey
- [Eric Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-mason) as Executioner
- [Jack Gwillim](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-gwillim) as Chief Justice
- [Molly Urquhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/molly-urquhart) as Maid
- [Cyril Luckham](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-luckham) as Thomas Cranmer
- [Thomas Heathcote](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-heathcote) as Boatman
- [Anthony Nicholls](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-nicholls) as King's Representative
- [Corin Redgrave](https://cinepixo.com/people/corin-redgrave) as William Roper
- [Matt Zimmerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-zimmerman) as Messenger
- [Michael Latimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-latimer) as Norfolk's Aide
- [Yootha Joyce](https://cinepixo.com/people/yootha-joyce) as Averil Machin
- [Nick Tate](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-tate)
- [Leo McKern](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-mckern) as Thomas Cromwell
- [Martin Boddey](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-boddey) as Governor of Tower
- [Wendy Hiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendy-hiller) as Alice More

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-man-for-all-seasons-1966
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