Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Age rating
- G
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
The story
A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.
- death penalty
- england
- pope
- beheading
- protestant church
- oath
- based on play or musical
- tudor
- catholic
- henry viii
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Orson Welles — Cardinal Wolsey
- Susannah York — Margaret More
- Nigel Davenport — The Duke of Norfolk
- John Hurt — Richard Rich
- Corin Redgrave — William Roper (the Younger)
- Colin Blakely — Matthew
- Cyril Luckham — Archbishop Cranmer
- Jack Gwillim — Chief Justice
- Thomas Heathcote — Boatman
- Yootha Joyce — Averil Machin
- Anthony Nicholls — King's Representative
- Directed
- Fred Zinnemann
- Written
- Robert Bolt
Production
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 501 ratings
- Studio
- Highland Films
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