A respectable, sincere film of Robert Bolt's literate play, with Scofield as Sir Thomas More, endorsing the divine right of the Pope over and above his King, Henry VIII, who wishes to divorce Katherine Of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. Watch out for Orson Welles in a marvellous cameo as Cardinal Wolsey. The film won 6 Oscars.
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RICHARD III (OLIVIER) (1955)
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Richard's military skills have helped to put his older brother Edward on the throne of England, but jealousy and resentment cause Richard to seek the crown for himself, and he conceives a lengthy and carefully calculated plan using deception, manipulation, and outright murder to achieve his goal. His plotting soon has tumultuous consequences, both for himself and for England.
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THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD (1965)
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Spying is a sleazy game in this first adaptation of a John Le Carre novel. Burton, here at his very best, is sent over as a double agent in order to give information to discredit an East German spy boss, but all is not as it seems and dirty sacrifices are being made to further British aims.
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