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Becket

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Becket is the true story of the friendship between King Henry II and Thomas Becket , a royal courtier and confidant whom Henry appoints as Archbishop of Canterbury. As Becket takes his duties with the Church seriously, he finds himself increasingly at odds with the King, who finally orders the death of his once-close companion when he continues to defy the throne.

Genre:

Biography, Drama, History

Actors:

Richard Burton, Peter OToole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi, Paolo Stoppa, Donald Wolfit, David Weston, Martita Hunt, Pamela Brown, Percy Herbert, Siân Phillips, ...»

Director:

Peter Glenville

Country:

United States

Release:

1964

IMDb:

7.8

Quality:

Duration:

148 min

KEYWORDS:

#Becket #John Gielgud #Keep Films #Paramount Film Service #Paramount Pictures #Peter Glenville #Peter OToole #Richard Burton

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ACTORS OF "Becket"

Richard Burton

10 November 1925, Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK

Peter O'Toole

2 August 1932, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

John Gielgud

14 April 1904, South Kensington, London, England, UK

Gino Cervi

3 May 1901, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Paolo Stoppa

6 June 1906, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Donald Wolfit

20 April 1902, New Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

David Weston

28 July 1938, Norwood, London, England, UK

Martita Hunt

30 January 1899, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pamela Brown

8 July 1917, London, England, UK

Percy Herbert

31 July 1920, London, England, UK

Siân Phillips

14 May 1933, Bettws, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK

Inigo Jackson

19 July 1933, UK

Felix Aylmer

21 February 1889, Corsham, Wiltshire, England, UK

Niall MacGinnis

29 March 1913, Dublin, Ireland

Christopher Rhodes

30 April 1914, Alverstone, Hampshire, England, UK

John Phillips

20 July 1914, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Frank Pettingell

1 January 1891, Liverpool, England, UK

Véronique Vendell

21 July 1942, Montpellier, France

Jennifer Hilary

14 December 1942, Frimley, Surrey, England, UK

David Davenport

26 December 1921, Fairhill, England, UK

Hamilton Dyce

14 March 1912, Sandhurst, Kent, England, UK

Peter Jeffrey

18 April 1929, Bristol, England, UK

April 7, 1922 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK

Michael Anthony

September 26, 1911 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Geoffrey Bayldon

7 January 1924, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Roy Beck

April1952, England, UK

Garrett Cassell

Dave Clark

December 15, 1939 in London, England, UK

George Lane Cooper

Ian Cullen

20 October 1939, West Boldon, County Durham, England, UK

Ivor Dean

21 December 1917, London, England, UK

Guy Deghy

October 11, 1912 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

John Doye

Paul Farrell

21 September 1893, Dublin, Ireland

Rose Howlett

February 14, 1899 in UK

Magda Konopka

March 15, 1943 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Gerald Lawson

April 30, 1897 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Wilfrid Lawson

14 January 1900, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

Tutte Lemkow

28 August 1918, Oslo, Norway

Linda Marlowe

26 July 1940, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

John Moulder-Brown

June 3, 1953 in London, England, UK

Patrick Newell

27 March 1932, Hadleigh, Suffolk, England, UK

Riggs O'Hara

May 16, 1943 in England, UK

Frederick Piper

23 September 1902, London, England, UK

Steve Plytas

9 January 1913, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]

Robert Rietty

8 February 1923, Paddington, London, England, UK

Alex Scott

18 September 1929, Australia

Terence Soall

22 March 1920, Tottenham, London, England, UK

Victor Spinetti

2 September 1929, Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, Wales, UK

Graham Stark

20 January 1922, Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK

Elizabeth Taylor

27 February 1932, Hampstead, London, England, UK

Royston Tickner

Edward Woodward

1 June 1930, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

DIRECTORS OF "Becket"

Peter Glenville

28 October 1913, Hampstead, London, England, UK

CREATORS OF "Becket"

Lucienne Hill

30 January 1923, Kilburn, London, England, UK

Jean Anouilh

23 June 1910, Bordeaux, Gironde, France

HEROES OF "Becket"

Thomas Becket

Played by: Richard Burton

King Henry II

Played by: Peter O'Toole

Louis VII

Played by: John Gielgud

Pope Alexander III

Played by: Paolo Stoppa

Bishop Foliot

Played by: Donald Wolfit

Empress Matilda

Played by: Martita Hunt

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Played by: Pamela Brown

Archbishop of Canterbury

Played by: Felix Aylmer

CRITICS OF "Becket"

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The respectable but boring film is nevertheless worth watching for the robust performances of Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole

August 02, 2007

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Washington Post

Becket may seem like a movie of yesteryear, but its timeliness brims over with rousing, meditative discourses between Henry and the church leaders on the separation of church and state.

March 01, 2007

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Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Just as the characters' loyalties to one another are called into question, so, too are ours: Becket enters a moral grey area from which it never fully emerges.

October 14, 2011

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Minneapolis Star Tribune

How could you hope for better casting than Peter O'Toole and his acting rival/drinking buddy Richard Burton playing opposite each other?

February 08, 2007

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Filmcritic.com

it finds what's compelling about that history and, more importantly, what's compelling about the people in that history. And, just to be on the safe side, it throws in two of the greatest actors of the day.

December 14, 2008

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Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Becket is a terrific example of the historical play or novel turned into a cinematic drama crackling with whip-smart dialogue. I imagine actors must go mad with delight when they read a script that has page after page of dialogue this good.

September 06, 2010

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Salt Lake Tribune

Watching Becket is to see a form of stylized, epic moviemaking not practiced today.

April 20, 2007

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The material remains relevant, and the film as a whole is completely engrossing. (It may be nearly 2 1/2 hours long, but it doesn't feel like it.)

April 21, 2007

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Christian Science Monitor

Burton is extraordinary in one of his rare good movie roles and O'Toole is regally madcap and larger than life.

February 08, 2007

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Chicago Tribune

Ripe with homoerotic undercurrents -- which O'Toole mines with relish in his great hysterical performance, full of cunning, eloquence and mad outbursts.

March 08, 2007

Boston Globe

Everything that Doctor Strangelove is -- daring and inspired, vibrant and brilliantly staged -- Becket is not.

February 23, 2007

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The picture is being re-released in 30 cities around the country before finally appearing on DVD after years of online foment from fans.The DVD is due in May, but try to catch it in theaters first. It's worth it.

February 15, 2007

GALLERY OF "Becket"