A Man for All Seasons - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "A Man for All Seasons"
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Timing:
2:0 (120 min)
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Actors and characters
Cyril Luckham
Character Archbishop Cranmer
Thomas Heathcote
Character Boatman
Eira Heath
Character Matthew's Wife
Molly Urquhart
Character Maid
Michael Latimer
Character Norfolk's Aide
Philip Brack
Character Captain of Guard
Martin Boddey
Character Governor of Tower
Eric Mason
Character Executioner
Matt Zimmerman
Character Messenger
Fiona Hartford
Character 1st Handmaiden (uncredited)
Gay Hamilton
Character 2nd Handmaiden (uncredited)
Gina Warwick
Character 3rd Handmaiden (uncredited)
Julie Martin
Character 2nd Maid (uncredited)
Raymond Adamson
Character (uncredited)
Arnold Ridley
Character Innkeeper (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- All members of the cast had to agree to a reduction in their fees in order to keep the total film budget under $2 million. Only Orson Welles (1915-1985), Paul Scofield (1922-2008), and Suzanne York (1939-2011) received fees exceeding $10,000.
- Orson Welles, who played the role of Cardinal Wolsey (1473-1530), used an exact replica of Wolsey's official seal, as well as authentic parchment made from sheepskin and a quill pen for writing.
- The trial and execution scenes are based on the testimonies of eyewitnesses anonymously published on August 4, 1535.
- Vanessa Redgrave was initially considered for the role of Margaret, but she was busy with theater. Redgrave agreed to appear on screen without pay in a cameo role as Anne Boleyn (1501-1536), but on the condition that her name would not be in the credits. However, her name is present in the final credits.
- The filmmakers ordered several trucks of polystyrene to simulate a snowy landscape. As soon as the polystyrene arrived, the weather deteriorated and it began to snow.
- Paul Scofield (1922-2008) did not attend the Academy Awards ceremony, believing that the Best Actor statuette would go to Richard Burton (1925-1984) for his role in Mike Nichols' (1931-2014) 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' (1966). The award went to him, and the statuette was sent to him by mail and broken during transport.
- The film shows that Thomas More (1478-1535) was beheaded for refusing to sign a document proclaiming the king head of the Church, as this conflicted with his beliefs. The film does not mention that More, as Lord Chancellor, knew many people whose beliefs conflicted with his, and that all those with whom he disagreed were declared heretics and burned at the stake.
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