A Man for All Seasons (1988 film)

King Henry VIII, denied permission by the Pope to divorce his wife, orders the aristocracy of England to recognize him as head of the English church and renounce their Catholic faith. Sir Thomas More, a devout Catholic and Henry's chief minister, is a man of principle and reason, and is thus placed in a difficult position: should he stand up for his principles, risking the wrath of a King fond of executing those who displease him? Or should he bow to the seemingly unstoppable corruption of Henry VIII, who has no qualms about bending the law to suit his own needs? ==Cast==

• Charlton Heston as Sir Thomas More • Vanessa Redgrave as Alice More • Richard Johnson as the Duke of Norfolk • John Gielgud as Thomas Wolsey • Roy Kinnear as The Common Man • Benjamin Whitrow as Thomas Cromwell • Adrienne Thomas as Margaret Roper • Martin Chamberlain as Henry VIII • John Hudson as William Roper • Jonathan Hackett as Richard Rich • Milton Cadman as Thomas Cranmer • Nicholas Amer as Eustace Chapuys == Reception ==

The film received generally positive critic reviews. ==Home media==

Warner Bros. released a DVD in 2011. == References ==