A Man for All Seasons

Released Year: 1966

Certificate: U

Runtime: 120 minutes

Genre: Biography, Drama, History

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 72

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Stars: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw, Leo McKern

No of Votes: 31222

Gross: 28350000

Overview: The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.

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