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=== Tropes Associated With ''A Man For All Seasons'' Include: ===
* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: Richard Rich, whose climb up the political ladder requires him to deliver More to the executioner.
* [[And Starring]] / [[Billing Displacement]]: In the 1966 film, Paul Scofield is in the "and..." position, appearing well after first-billed stars Wendy Hiller, Leo [[Mc Kern]], and [[One
* [[Author Tract]]: The film makes it very clear that More is the fella we're supposed to be cheering for.
** Somewhat justified, in that Bolt was responding to More's canonization.
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* [[Miscarriage of Justice]]: The climax turns on one of these; it's the cause of the [[Downer Ending]].
* [[Off With His Head]]: Sir Thomas (with the aid of a [[Gory Discretion Shot]], of course).
* [[One
* [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them|Screw the Rules -- I Make Them]]
* [[Smart Guy]]: Sir Thomas More and his daughter, Margaret.
* [[Succession Crisis]]: Why all this is happening in the first place -- Henry VIII wants a male heir, and wife #1 (Catherine of Aragon) hasn't provided one.
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* [[The Corruptible]]: Richard Rich. And how!
* [[Turncoat]]: Richard Rich (against More), Thomas Cromwell (against Wolsey), and, much less opportunistically, the Duke of Norfolk.
* [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]]: at the end of the film, a voiceover explains what happens in the next few years (for most of the characters, [[It Gets Worse]]).
* [[With Us or Against Us]]: There's no arguing with Henry VIII. Nor is it possible to just keep quiet and not say anything about the King's plans one way or the other; Henry will have an endorsement, or else.
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