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Genres:
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Biography /
Drama /
Music
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Director:
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Fred Zinnemann
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Actors:
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Robert Shaw,
Wendy Hiller,
Leo McKern,
Nigel Davenport,
Paul Scofield,
Orson Welles,
Susannah York,
John Hurt,
Corin Redgrave,
Colin Blakely
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Duration:
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120 min.
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Rating:
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(8.1/10)80
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Plot Summary:
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The account takes place in 16th century England. But men like Sir Thomas More, who value life in the future have the ethical fiber to song down their lives for their principles, are found in every century. Concentrating on the form seven years of English chancellor's life, the work between More and his King, Henry VIII, hinges on Henry's ascertaining to sever with Rome so he can split up his current trouble and wed again, and good Catholic More's inability to go along with such heresy. More resigns as chancellor, hoping to be expert to live out his exuberance as a private townsman. But Henry ... transfer perch benefit of nothing less than that the much respected More give community approval to his headstrong course.
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A Man for All Seasons
That Robert Skedaddle's adaptation of his own point exploit won six Oscars at the Academy Awards in 1967 took many close surprise. An acid search of ethics, it relies heavily on Bolt's virulent wit and subtle handling of some weighty issues. Yet the sheer power of his belles-lettres, and the restrained propositions of director Zinnemann (From Here To Boundlessness) construct this is a quietly informed historical theatrics with expert performances past its charismatic actors. At its centre is the wrangle between in flames ruler Henry VIII (Shaw) and his holy Catholic chancellor Sir Thomas More (Scofield). Henry wants to break with the Catholic Church so that he can divorce Catherine of Aragon and become man Anne Boleyn (Redgrave). More refuses to sanction the r...
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