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Becket is a 1964 British-American biographical drama directed by Peter Glenville, based on the play Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu by Jean Anouilh and adapted for the screen by Edward Anhalt. Produced by Hal B. Wallis for Paramount Pictures, with cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth, a score by Laurence Rosenthal, and editing by Anne V. Coates, it is set in England, starring Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, and Gino Cervi as Thomas Becket, Henry II of England, Louis VII of France, and Alexander III.
It received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, and National Board of Review recognition for Best Film, and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, and Best Director. Rated PG-13 and running 148 minutes, it earned revenue of 9,100,000, distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix.
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7.2Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
Cast
- Richard Burton as Thomas Becket
- Peter O'Toole as King Henry II of England
- John Gielgud as King Louis VII of France
- Gino Cervi as Cardinal Zambelli
- Paolo Stoppa as Pope Alexander III
- Donald Wolfit as Bishop Folliot
Themes
- england
- bishop
- based on true story
- based on play or musical
- catholic
- canterbury
- archbishop
- 12th century
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Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
16,848 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
68/100
- Year
- 1964
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, History
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 23 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Peter Glenville
- Written by
- Edward Anhalt
- Based on
- Becket , by Jean Anouilh
- Produced by
- Hal B. Wallis
- Starring
- Richard Burton Peter O'Toole John Gielgud
- Cinematography
- Geoffrey Unsworth
- Edited by
- Anne V. Coates
- Music by
- Laurence Rosenthal
- Production company
- Hal Wallis Productions
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- 11 March 1964 ( 1964-03-11 )
- Running time
- 148 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $3 million
- Box office
- $9.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu
- Director
- Peter Glenville
- Screenwriter
- Edward Anhalt
- Cast member
- Victor Spinetti
- Composer
- Laurence Rosenthal
- Producer
- Hal B. Wallis
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Geoffrey Unsworth
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 148
- FilmAffinity ID
- 633298
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- film editor
- Anne V. Coates
- title
- Becket
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Jean Anouilh
- Commons category
- Becket (1964 film)
- review score
- 68/100
- characters
- Theobald of Bec
- attendance
- 363904
- publication date
- 2010-04-22
- box office
- 149327
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Encyclopedic overview
Becket is a 1964 British historical drama film about the historic, tumultuous relationship between Henry II of England and his friend-turned-bishop Thomas Becket. It is a dramatic film adaptation of the 1959 play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made by Hal Wallis Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Peter Glenville and produced by Hal B. Wallis with Joseph H. Hazen as executive producer. The screenplay was written by Edward Anhalt based on Anouilh's play. The music score was by Laurence Rosenthal, the cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth and the editing by Anne V. Coates.
The film stars Richard Burton as Thomas Becket and Peter O'Toole as King Henry II, with John Gielgud as King Louis VII, Donald Wolfit as Gilbert Foliot, Paolo Stoppa as Pope Alexander III, Martita Hunt as Empress Matilda, Pamela Brown as Queen Eleanor, Siân Phillips, Felix Aylmer, Gino Cervi, David Weston and Wilfrid Lawson.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Becket” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.