Top billed cast

1. 

   Charlton Heston

   Sir Thomas More

2. 

   Vanessa Redgrave

   Lady Alice More

3. 

   John Gielgud

   Cardinal Wolsey

4. 

   Richard Johnson

   Duke of Norfolk

5. 

   Roy Kinnear

   The Common Man

6. 

   Benjamin Whitrow

   Thomas Cromwell

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-06-13

I saw Charlton Heston and Roy Kinnear do this on stage in the UK in the 1980s and they were superb. Some of the intensity of the stage production is missing from this depiction, but it's still a formidable effort from a star out to prove that he didn't always need a tunic and an horse. Firstly, though, it's Roy Kinnear who introduces us to the principal characters and outlines the plot. Henry VIII (Martin Chamberlain) wants a divorce so he can marry Anne Boleyn. His long-serving Chancellor - Cardinal Wolsey (Sir John Gielgud) is on a slippery slope and Sir Thomas More (Heston) looks like he wi...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• based on play or musical
• tudor
• betrayal
• faith tested
• henry viii
• integrity
• 16th century