A Man for All Seasons (1966)
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What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.
Who talked about it
The Big Picture
Came from
What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.
No line says it drew on another film or person.
Led to
What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.
No line says another film or person drew on it.
Connected to
Fred Zinnemann: 1 line people ×1
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people (people):
A Man for All Seasons → Fred Zinnemann.
Zinnemann is an old-school, sturdy-handed filmmaker at the dawn of New Hollywood.
“this very old school style filmmaker”
The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:06:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
Pictures at a Revolution: 1 line industry ×1
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industry (industry):
A Man for All Seasons → Pictures at a Revolution.
It is the good version of studio Hollywood, not the bloated musical stuff in Harris's book.
“the good version of when the studios could make something really powerful”
The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:06:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
Robert Shaw: 1 line career ×1
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career (career):
Robert Shaw → A Man for All Seasons.
Shaw plays the king; known to fans of Jaws.
“Robert Shaw, who plays the king in this movie”
The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:03:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
The Hot Rock: 1 line unmapped ×1
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unmapped (anecdote):
A Man for All Seasons → The Hot Rock.
Sean saw its trailer before The Hot Rock at the New Beverly.
“they played the trailer for a man for all seasons”
The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:03:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
Wolf Hall: 1 line contrast ×1
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contrast (contrast):
A Man for All Seasons → Wolf Hall.
Wolf Hall covers the same events from Cromwell's side and repudiates the film; both end with the trial.
“almost the exact same structure, but with the opposite spin”
The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:02:30 · Amanda Dobbins (0.80 sure it was them)
Where it came up
- subject in The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture, first at 0:59:26, 8 times
- dismissed in Blank Check — Patreon · Lolita with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free), first at 2:10:27, 1 time
What was said about it, by kind
career (1)
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career (career):
Robert Shaw → A Man for All Seasons.
Shaw plays the king; known to fans of Jaws.
“Robert Shaw, who plays the king in this movie”
The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:03:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
contrast (1)
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contrast (contrast):
A Man for All Seasons → Wolf Hall.
Wolf Hall covers the same events from Cromwell's side and repudiates the film; both end with the trial.
“almost the exact same structure, but with the opposite spin”
The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:02:30 · Amanda Dobbins (0.80 sure it was them)
industry (1)
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industry (industry):
A Man for All Seasons → Pictures at a Revolution.
It is the good version of studio Hollywood, not the bloated musical stuff in Harris's book.
“the good version of when the studios could make something really powerful”
The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:06:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
people (1)
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people (people):
A Man for All Seasons → Fred Zinnemann.
Zinnemann is an old-school, sturdy-handed filmmaker at the dawn of New Hollywood.
“this very old school style filmmaker”
The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:06:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
unmapped (1)
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unmapped (anecdote):
A Man for All Seasons → The Hot Rock.
Sean saw its trailer before The Hot Rock at the New Beverly.
“they played the trailer for a man for all seasons”
The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:03:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
Fun items about it
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fun, about
A Man for All Seasons:
Amanda read Wolf Hall, the same events from Cromwell's side, and recommends it.
“Wolfall also does end with the trial”
The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:02:27 · Amanda Dobbins (0.85 sure it was them) -
fun, about
A Man for All Seasons:
Sean saw its old-school trailer before The Hot Rock.
“the film that every living human is talking about of 1966”
The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:03:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
Who the speakers said made it
As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.
- Orson Welles: actor (Wolsey) (The Big Picture, Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture)
- Robert Shaw: actor (the king) (The Big Picture, Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture)
- John Hurt: actor (The Big Picture, Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture)
- Fred Zinnemann: director (The Big Picture, Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture)
- Paul Scofield: actor (Thomas More) (The Big Picture, Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture)
- Leo McKern: actor (Cromwell) (The Big Picture, Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture)