A Man for All Seasons
1966 · 120 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 38,430 VOTES · DIR. Fred Zinnemann
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,435 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:05:19 Every second bastard born is fathered by a priest.
00:10:19 A matter of conscience.
00:15:14 -Fisher for me. -Aye, but for the King?
00:20:42 Why not?
00:24:22 May I come again?
00:32:25 Your Majesty does my house more honour than I fear my household will bear.
00:36:54 Thomas...
00:40:19 My house is at Your Grace's disposal.
00:45:30 Stay friends with him.
00:49:22 -There's no law against that. -God's law!
00:53:35 I was lamenting. I've lost my innocence.
00:58:14 This isn't reformation, this is war against the Church.
01:02:46 ...I'll read, I'll think.
01:07:06 -No, sir, it was not! -Tell the gentleman...
01:14:26 No, that's asking too much. But let me tell you all the same.
01:18:28 ...I am brought here at last.
01:22:48 Cast in this very house on April 3, last year...
01:29:46 The King in parliament tells me that they are.
01:33:28 -Unless you-- -I see no purpose in prolonging this.
01:37:41 Some men aren't capable of this, but I'd be loathed to think your father one of them.
01:41:19 I don't believe this had to happen!
01:46:45 Nor mine, I trust, until I'm proven guilty.
01:50:36 "Would not you, Master More, take me for king?"
01:55:07 Yes.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,435
Dialogue density12.0 lines / min
First line00:05:19
Final line01:55:07
Production Record
DirectorFred Zinnemann
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,900,000
Revenue$28,350,000
IMDb votes38,430