A Matter of conscience: Henry VIII and Sir Thomas More

United States, 1972

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Episode of Series “Western Civilization”.
An edited version of ‘A Man for All Seasons’ concentrating on the historic clash between Henry VIII and Sir Thomas More as a prototypical confrontation between the power of the state and the individual who chooses to oppose it.

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Credits

producer/director

Fred Zimmerman

production company

Learning Corporation of America

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1972

Appears in

Western Civilization

Group of items

Western Civilization

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

006839

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Individuality

History → Great Britain - History - Tudors, 1485-1603

History → Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

History → History

History → More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535

Literature → Drama - Adaptations

Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

People → Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

People → More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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