A Man for All Seasons (1988 film)

A Man for All Seasons is a 1988 American made-for-television drama film about St. Thomas More, directed by and starring Charlton Heston. It is based on the play of the same name by Robert Bolt, which was previously adapted in the Academy Award winning 1966 film A Man for All Seasons. It was the first made-for-television film produced on behalf of the TNT (Turner Network Television) television network.

A Man for All Seasons
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GenreDrama
Based onA Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt
Written byRobert Bolt
Directed byCharlton Heston
StarringCharlton Heston
Vanessa Redgrave
Sir John Gielgud
Music byJulia Downes
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerPeter Snell
ProducerFraser C. Heston
CinematographyDennis Lewiston
EditorEric Boyd-Perkins
Running time150 minutes
Production companiesAgamemnon Films
British Lion
DistributorTNT
Release
Original networkTNT
Picture formatColor
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseDecember 21, 1988 (1988-12-21)

The film stars Heston as More, Vanessa Redgrave (who had a small cameo in the version from 1966) as his wife Alice More, Sir John Gielgud as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Martin Chamberlain as King Henry VIII, Richard Johnson as the Duke of Norfolk (historically, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk), and Roy Kinnear as the narrator, "The Common Man", who was cut from the previous film. (The "Common Man' functions in the manner of a Greek chorus throughout the play, appearing at crucial moments and seeming to comment on the action.)

The film follows the original stage play more literally and runs half an hour longer than the 1966 film, and could be considered "stagier" than that film, which divided the Common Man into several more realistic characters and omitted portions of the play.

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