A Man for All Seasons

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A Man for All Seasons is a 1966 historical drama film about Sir Thomas More’s moral conflict with King Henry VIII, acclaimed for its performances and exploration of conscience and integrity.

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instanceOf film
historical drama film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Color)

Academy Award for Best Costume Design
surface form: Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Color)

Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Picture
BAFTA Award for Best Film
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
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basedOnAuthor Robert Bolt
cinematographyBy Ted Moore
colorProcess Technicolor
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Fred Zinnemann
distributor Columbia Pictures
distributorRegion United States of America
surface form: United States
editedBy Ralph Kemplen
filmingLocation England
genre biographical film
historical drama
hasTheme conflict between conscience and authority
moral integrity
mainSubject Henry VIII of England
Thomas More
musicBy Georges Delerue (library music)
surface form: Georges Delerue
narrativeFocus More’s conflict with Henry VIII over the king’s divorce
notableFor exploration of conscience and integrity
portrayal of Sir Thomas More
originalLanguage English
producer Fred Zinnemann
productionCompany Highland Films
publicationDate 1966
releaseYear 1966
runtime approximately 120 minutes
screenwriter Robert Bolt
settingPeriod 16th century
settingPlace England
starring John Hurt
Leo McKern
Nigel Davenport
Orson Welles
Paul Scofield
Robert Shaw
Susannah York
Wendy Hiller
timePeriodDepicted reign of Henry VIII

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Fred Zinnemann notableWork A Man for All Seasons
Fred Zinnemann directed A Man for All Seasons
Thomas More portrayedIn A Man for All Seasons
Paul Scofield notableWork A Man for All Seasons
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Paul Scofield notableWork A Man for All Seasons
this entity surface form: "A Man for All Seasons" (stage play, role of Sir Thomas More)
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this entity surface form: A Man for All Seasons (play)
Robert Archibald Shaw notableWork A Man for All Seasons
Robert Bolt notableWork A Man for All Seasons
Robert Bolt wroteScreenplayFor A Man for All Seasons
Robert Bolt wrotePlay A Man for All Seasons
Robert Bolt academyAwardForBestOriginalScreenplayFor A Man for All Seasons
this entity surface form: A Man for All Seasons (film adaptation)
Nigel Davenport notableWork A Man for All Seasons
Vatican list of important films hasFilm A Man for All Seasons
Leo McKern notableWork A Man for All Seasons
this entity surface form: A Man for All Seasons (1966 film)
Susannah York notableWork A Man for All Seasons
this entity surface form: A Man for All Seasons (1966 film)