A Man For All Seasons

Fred Zinneman's film, A Man For All Seasons, based on the play by Robert Bolt, is a very good account of the conscientious stand of Sir Thomas More during a very short period of time during the English Reformation. It focuses on the time when King Henry VIII seeks a divorce from his queen, Catherine of Aragon. Zinneman recreates renaissance politics while giving viewers interesting character developments in the persons of Thomas More, King Henry, …

…More and his struggle and the human aspects of the drama. This story of this individual man was marked by emotional, intellectual and psychological perspectives, and so, appealed to a huge audience of various groups of people. As a result, A Man For All Seasons, had great box office success and won six Oscars. On all levels, Zinneman was successful in portraying Sir Thomas More as an historical drama, was profitable, and attained high respect.