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starring: Nicolas Amer, Brian Badcoe, Milton Cadman, Martin Chamberlain, John Gielgud See Larger Image Used Price: $7.55 Collectible Price: $34.98 Third Party New Price: $17.94 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9781559600002 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6301216601 Label: Turner Home Ent Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Turner Home Ent Release Date: February 05, 2002 Running Time: 150 minutes Sales Rank: 20576 Studio: Turner Home Ent Theatrical Release Date: December 21, 1988 Related Items: A Man for All Seasons (Special Edition) Twelfth Night Treasure Island (1990) El Cid (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (The Miriam Collection) The Agony and the Ecstasy see more Editorial Review: Description: Adaptation of Robert Bolt's play chronicling Sir Thomas More's struggles with corrupt King Henry VIII. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Out of Step with the Other Reviews While I agree that Heston wasn't as good a fit for More as Scofield, one thing I did like about this version was its fidelity to the full play. The original cinematic version strayed from it, especially from the device of having Matthew/the Common Man play multiple roles throughout. I also found that some of the other characters were better developed here: Henry VIII demonstrated more of the desire for More's approval than Shaw's performance; Cromwell was much more conniving and shrewd; ... Read More Rating: - Be fair to this film!!! I think most of the comments for this film are rather unfair. Unfair to the actor Charlton Heston and unfair to the film itself. Please let me explain: It seems to me a sort of "England, England!" thing is standing in the way of a fair and objective comment on this film (as if I could give one...). Even though Charlton Heston has sunk very much in my esteem since "Bowling for Columbine" I feel I need to set the record straight (for my own peace of mind): This film is great, and believe ... Read More Rating: - A different approach I love this story, as a fragment of history (such as we know of it), as a dramatic work by a fine playwright and in both extant film productions. The 1966 film directed by Zinnemann is a wonderful filmic reworking of the play with some noble acting and art direction. It retains the essence of the story whilst changing 'operatically' the angle, rather like Milos Forman has done with Peter Schaffer's "Amadeus". Heston's TV film, on the other hand, sticks rather more closely to the play, in both script and ... Read More Rating: - Out of season... If you were expecting something similar to the Oscar-winning 'Man for All Seasons' starring Paul Scofield, Orson Welles and co., you will not find it here. Sometimes remakes can be wonderful, and sometimes they can add a fresh interpretation to time-honoured themes and stories; alas, such is not the case here. Charleton Heston is woefully mis-cast as the principled and intelligent Thomas More; Heston is a very good actor, and has done such a range of characters that it is not that I see a Moses ... Read More Rating: - NOT EVEN CLOSE! Okay, let's step back a moment and review what we have here. The original of this movie was named Best Picture and it's lead actor, Paul Scofield, was named best actor. The original is heralded as one of the best movies ever made. In short, the original comes about as close to perfection as a movie can. So why even attempt a remake? What is to be gained? A better question might be, "what is to be lost?" Much! This remake doesn't even come remotely close to what was achieved by ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: United Kingdom - By Country - Art House & International - Genres - VHS - Video - Drama By Theme - Drama - Genres - VHS - Video - Biography Drama - Genres - VHS - Video - Television Drama - Genres - VHS - Video - General AAS General - Archives - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - VHS - Video - Drama - General