A Man for All Seasons (1966) - England Needs an Heir Scene (1/10) | Movieclips

A Man for All Seasons - England Needs an Heir: Cardinal Wolsey (Orson Welles) discusses the king's desire to divorce his wife with Thomas More (Paul Scofield).

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FILM DESCRIPTION:
When the highly respected British statesman Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) refuses to pressure the Pope into annulling the marriage of King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) and his Spanish-born wife, More's clashes with the monarch increase in intensity. A devout Catholic, More stands by his religious principles and moves to leave the royal court. Unfortunately, the King and his loyalists aren't appeased by this, and press forward with grave charges of treason, further testing More's resolve.

CREDITS:
TM & © Sony (1966)
Cast: Orson Welles, Paul Scofield
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Screenwriter: Robert Bolt

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[LPJack]

RIP Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985), aged 70
And
RIP Paul Scofield (January 21, 1922 – March 19, 2008), aged 86
You both will be remembered as legends.

[coolhand]

Oh my word, what did I just see? It was like a Tudor painting come to life.

[iainclark]

The words of Sir Thomas were so prophetic we now live in a country governed by men with no consciounce.

[simonray]

Orson Welles was a brilliant director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. Also Orson Welles: the Pope...."

[gb]

After The Third Man yet another Orson Welles masterclass of excelling with minimum screen time 🙌🏼 astonishing

[countanimeavenger]

The fear of another War of the Roses was very real, and the fear of becoming a Spanish or French satellite state was also a very real fear.

[_PJW_]

What incredible acting, just this scene alone.

[stevenleslie]

Orsen had such presence in all his movies.

[Guitcad]

Little known fact: Welles prepared for the role of Wolsey by living for six weeks on a strict diet of frozen peas and Mrs. Pell's Fish Sticks.

[yidingliu]

The unapologetically pragmatic and the uncompromisingly idealistic.

[SierraSierraFoxtrot]

Who downvotes Paul Scofield and Orson Wells?!

[strugglingathome]

that fat red guy is such a good actor. gotta love the ol talkie color picture shows

[gawainethefirst]

You would think that a man of the cloth would relish the opportunity to govern their country with prayer.

[fachriade]

Hey movie clip, can you make the expendables 1 and the expendables 2 movie clip.

[zhongwa]

Pressure -- applied to the church. Church houses church property. -- Never quite understood this. Does More mean church and state should remain separate?

[GamingNinja]

First view... First like... And first comment... I feel like a video like this is kind of cheating though

[SapphireCrusader]

I have to side with Wolsey on this one. To prevent another War of the Roses, England needed a legitimate male heir. Even if Mary was the heir, there were many lords who would never accept a woman on the throne. An unpleasant truth about the times in which these mighty men lived.