Overview
Plot
Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor to King Henry VIII, refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy recognizing Henry as Supreme Head of the Church in England, setting up a fateful conflict.
- Directors
- Fred Zinnemann
- Cast
- Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Nigel Davenport, John Hurt, Corin Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Cyril Luckham, Jack Gwillim, Thomas Heathcote, Yootha Joyce, Anthony Nicholls, John Nettleton, Eira Heath, Molly Urquhart, Paul Hardwick, Michael Latimer
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Genre
- Drama, History
- Release date
- 1966-12-13
- Studios
- Highland Films
Plot
Warning: spoilers
The film centers on the clash between King Henry VIII and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More. More declines to swear the Oath of Supremacy, which would declare Henry the Supreme Head of the Church in England, and his refusal drives the conflict between the two men.
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