THE HEAD OF THOMAS MORE

Duration: 27½min

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Third Order of St Francis

Format: 16mm

Color: Color & B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Portrays the man who was Chancellor of England, scholar, jurist and friend of Henry VIII. When Henry bullies Parliament and people into approving his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, Thomas More refuses to compromise his conscience. The King's new wife, Anne Boleyn, brings about More's execution.

Complete Record: Source: Hour Interest level: sh-c-ad Price: b&w $180, rent $9; color $300, rent $13.50 Format: sd b&w or color

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)