A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons is a play by Robert Bolt about the life of Sir Thomas More that was first put on in 1960. It was made into a movie in 1966 that won the Best Picture Academy Award that year. It was also made into a TV movie in 1988.

A Man for All Seasons
Written byRobert Bolt
CharactersThe Common Man
Sir Thomas More
The Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Cromwell
King Henry VIII
Margaret More
William Roper
Thomas Cardinal Wolsey
Alice More
Thomas Cranmer
Richard Rich
Signor Chapuys
Date of premiereNovember 22, 1961
Place of premiereANTA Playhouse
Original languageEnglish
Subject 
Genre 
SettingSixteenth century England
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