Read on for more information about the movie A Man for All Seasons from the year 1966. If you'd like to directly jump to the list of sites where you can stream this movie and see a comparison of the prices, please scroll to the bottom of the article.
1966 was a great year at the Oscars. In 1966, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave the Oscar statuette to the producers of A Man for All Seasons for the Best Picture award. A total number of 6 Oscars were awarded to that movie, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director.
Did you know that the official name of the Oscars statuette is "The Academy Award of Merit"?"The Academy" that awards the Oscars is "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" in the US. The Best Picture Oscar is given at the end of each year's ceremony to represent its importance.
According to Wikipedia, the movie A Man for All Seasons can be described like this:
A Man for All Seasons is a 1966 British film based on Robert Bolt's play of the same name about Sir Thomas More. It was released on 12 December 1966. Paul Scofield, who had played More in the West End stage premiere, also took the role in the film.
The cast of A Man for All Seasons included:
- Paul Scofield as Sir Thomas More
- Wendy Hiller as Lady Alice More
- Orson Welles as Cardinal Wolsey
- Leo McKern as Thomas Cromwell
- John Hurt as Richard Rich
- Robert Shaw as Henry VIII of England
- Nigel Davenport as Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
- Susannah York as Margaret More
A Man for All Seasons has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 80%. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for this movie is 87%. Pauline Kael from The New Republic has this to say about A Man for All Seasons:
There's more than a little of the school pageant in the rhythm of the movie: Though it's all neater than our school drama coaches could make it, the figures group and say their assigned lines and move on.
More information about the movie can also be found at IMDB.
A Man for All Seasons won these awards:
- Academy Award for Best Actor for Paul Scofield for his role as Sir Thomas More at the 39th Academy Awards in 1966
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 39th Academy Awards in 1966
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 39th Academy Awards in 1966
- Academy Award for Best Director at the 39th Academy Awards in 1966
- Academy Award for Best Picture at the 39th Academy Awards in 1966
- Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay at the 39th Academy Awards in 1966
- BAFTA Award for Best British Actor for Paul Scofield for his role as Sir Thomas More at the 1968 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best British Art Direction (Colour) at the 1968 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best British Costume Design (Colour) at the 1968 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best British Film at the 1968 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay at the 1968 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (Colour) at the 1968 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Film at the 1968 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for Paul Scofield for his role as Sir Thomas More at the 24th Golden Globe Awards in 1966
- Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture at the 24th Golden Globe Awards in 1966
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture at the 24th Golden Globe Awards in 1966
- Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture at the 24th Golden Globe Awards in 1966
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