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Format:
Video disc
Title:
A man for all seasons
Uniform Title:
Man for all seasons (Motion picture)
ISBN:
9781424847471
Edition:
Special edition.
Publication Information:
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
From the play by Robert Bolt.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1966.

Special features: The life of Saint Thomas More [featurette] (2006, 18 min) ; trailers (3 min.).

Production company: Highland Films.
Contents:
Start -- A butcher's summons -- With the Cardinal -- Petitions -- Home to Chelsea -- Saying "No" to a heretic -- The Duke of Norfolk -- The new Lord Chancellor -- "Surprise" visit -- Quiet words -- Catching the tide -- A bad, dangerous spy -- Rich & the new secretary -- The King's answer -- More resigns -- Explaining his decision -- The King's wedding day -- A letter -- Conversation with Cromwell -- Ending a friendship -- News of the oath -- In the tower -- An inquiry -- Family visit -- The trial -- Richard Rich testifies -- Verdict & Discharge -- Sentence carried out.
Summary:
Sir Thomas More, Chancellor of England, has an unquestioning faith. As a devout Catholic, More refuses to support King Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. In quest of a son, Henry wants to marry his mistress, Anne Boleyn. When the petulant king breaks with Rome and the Pope, More resigns his chancellorship in protest. Unsure in his new position as head of the Church of England, the king is unnerved by More's continued refusal to acknowledge his suzerainty. For his stubborn convictions, More ends up imprisoned in the Tower of London. For holding devotion to God and the Church dearer than his loyalty to the King, More dies.
Reading Level:
MPAA Rating: Rated G; Canadian Home Video Rating: Rated G.
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