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A Man for All Seasons (1988) (TV)
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21 December 1988 (USA)
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Henry VIII wants to divorce his wife, and seeks the approval of the aristocracy. Sir Thomas More is a man of principle and reason...
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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A version that is faithful to the stage play's script
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(Credited cast) | Charlton Heston | ... | Sir Thomas More |
 | John Gielgud | ... | Cardinal Wolsey |
 | Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Lady Alice More |
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 | Nicolas Amer | ... | Chapuys |
| Brian Badcoe | ... | Chamberlain |
| Milton Cadman | ... | Cranmer |
| Martin Chamberlain | ... | King Henry VIII |
| Jonathan Hackett | ... | Richard Rich |
| John Hudson | ... | William Roper |
| Richard Johnson | ... | Duke of Norfolk |
| Roy Kinnear | ... | The Common Man |
| Valerie Minifie | ... | Woman Litigant |
| Geoff Owen | ... | Chapuys' Assistant |
| Adrienne Thomas | ... | Margaret More |
 | Benjamin Whitrow | ... | Thomas Cromwell |
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The original Broadway production opened at the ANTA Playhouse (New York) on November 21, 1961 and played for 637 performances starring Paul Scofield.
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Version of A Man for All Seasons (1964) (TV)
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This made-for-TV version of "A Man for All Seasons" both wins and loses when compared to the more famous movie version of the show, which stars Paul Scofield as Thomas More. It wins, because it stays faithful to Mr. Bolt's original theatrical script, and so keeps much of the play's impact that was lost to "production values" in the big-budget movie release. It loses, in that the main characters, especially Mr. Heston's Thomas More, are weaker than those of the movie version. For example, Mr. Heston completely misses nuances of language that Mr. Scofield caught and used to great advantage; but the supporting actors in this version (Vanessa Redgrave as More's wife comes especially to mind) are far stronger than in the movie version. On the whole, though, I highly recommend that you see this version, mainly to watch Mr. Bolt's craftsmanship that was totally lost in the movie version.