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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HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY (1941)
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Hugely acclaimed and moving tale of the childhood of Huw Morgan, told in retrospect. Morgan grew up in a small Welsh mining town, and events leave his normally close-knit family facing terrible strains. Screen legends Maureen O'Hara and Walter Pidgeon star in this superbly moving, touching drama. Won Best Picture at 1941 Academy Awards.
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INHERIT THE WIND (1960)
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Schoolteacher John Scopes is placed under close arrest for advocating Darwin's theory of evolution to his pupils in violation of a stifling Tennessee law banning anything that 'denies the divine creation of man as taught by the Bible'. The case is taken up by a cynical newspaper-man who takes an interest when the champion of the Fundamentalists and three-time presidential candidate is named prosecutor. A fascinating and absorbing dramatisation of the famous 1925 'Monkey Trial'.
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THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (1959)
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Lengthy and emotionally riveting adaptation of Anne Frank's extraordinary diaries. Written in the sanctuary of an Amsterdam attic, as sirens wailed below, the thirteen year old Jewish refugee produced an incredibly moving account of the personal experiences of two families caught up in the nightmare of WW2.
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