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A Man for All Seasons

Turkish title: Her devrin adamı

“...a motion picture for all times!”

1966 · 2 h
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
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Cast

Paul Scofield Wendy Hiller Robert Shaw

Credits

Written by: Robert Bolt

Plot

Sir Thomas More refuses to endorse Henry VIII's divorce and break with Rome, and pays with his life.

Sinekatalog’s take

Fred Zinnemann's drama follows Sir Thomas More as he refuses to endorse Henry VIII's divorce. Paul Scofield is superb, and the film is a stately study of conscience against power.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (40,898 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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