Top billed cast

1. 

   Paul Scofield

   Thomas More

2. 

   Wendy Hiller

   Alice More

3. 

   Leo McKern

   Thomas Cromwell

4. 

   Robert Shaw

   King Henry VIII

5. 

   Orson Welles

   Cardinal Wolsey

6. 

   Susannah York

   Margaret More

7. 

   Nigel Davenport

   The Duke of Norfolk

8. 

   John Hurt

   Richard Rich

9. 

   Corin Redgrave

   William Roper (the Younger)

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2016-05-08

The agony of the moral high ground.

Fred Zinnemann directs and Robert Bolt adapts the screenplay from his own play. It stars Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Nigel Davenport and John Hurt. Music is by Georges Delerue and cinematography by Ted Moore. Plot has Scofield as Sir Thomas More, the man who refused to cede to the mighty machinations of King Henry VIII (Shaw).

It's very much an actors movie, beautifully literate and costumed and photographed up to the nines. So not one for those more keen on the action orientated historical epic, t...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$3,900,000.00

Revenue
$28,350,000.00

Keywords

• death penalty
• england
• pope
• beheading
• protestant church
• oath
• based on play or musical
• tudor
• catholic
• henry viii
• 16th century
• british monarchy