From The Telegraph:
Scofield, one of the finest classical actors of his generation, won his Academy award as well as a Bafta, in 1967 for his role as Sir Thomas More, the 16th century Lord Chancellor executed by Henry VIII, in the film of Robert Bolt
It’s a sad loss. I saw “A Man for All Seasons” again a couple of weeks ago and it really was a stupendous performance he gave as Sir Thomas More. This was a Tudor movie that focused on issues of law, religion and politics, and made you really think, unlike more recent movies that tend to obsess over the more sensational aspects of Henry VIII’s reign.
Scofield played Philip II of Spain, too, in a 1950s movie called “That Lady,” which I’ve been trying to get hold of — I’d like to see him in that role. It has warm and cozy Olivia de Havilland, of all people, as the fiery, masculine Princess of Eboli. I keep trying to imagine de Havilland in an eye-patch.
Hehe … I can’t get the image of “Miss Melanie” with an eyepatch out of my head now… !
Yes, it’s a distinctly disconcerting vision. If they ever did a remake, I’d like to see Angelina Jolie in the role — she’s already done the one-eyed thing with plenty of sexy verve, in “Sky-Captain and the World of Tomorrow.”