When the highly respected British statesman Sir Thomas More refuses to pressure the Pope into annulling the marriage of King Henry VIII and his Spanish-born wife, his clashes with the monarch increase in intensity.
Paul Scofield Sir Thomas More
Robert Shaw King Henry VIII
Orson Welles Cardinal Wolsey
Wendy Hiller Alice More
Susannah York Margaret More
John Hurt Richard Rich
Vanessa Redgrave Anne Boleyn
Fred Zinnemann Director
