‘A Man for All Seasons’, a British biographical drama film based on Robert Bolt’s play of the same name, is the film that won at the 39th Academy Awards. The film and play both depict the final years of Sir Thomas More, the 16th century Lord Chancellor of England who refused to take an oath of supremacy declaring King Henry VIII supreme head of the Church of England.
The screenplay, well adapted by Robert Bolt himself, is intelligent. It was directed by the already very famous Fred Zinnemann. The movie won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Paul Scofield).
In 1995, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of cinema, the Vatican listed it among the greatest movies of all time. In 1999, the British Film Institute named ‘A Man for All Seasons’ the 43rd greatest British film of all time. In 2008, it came 106th on Empire magazine’s ‘500 Greatest Movies of All Time’ list.
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