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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. Â
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. Â
Actors:
John Doye,
SiĂąn Phillips,
Rose Howlett,
VĂ©ronique Vendell,
Peter OToole,
Hamilton Dyce,
John Phillips,
Roy Beck,
Terence Soall,
Niall MacGinnis,
David Davenport,
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John Doye
SiĂąn Phillips
14 May 1933, Bettws, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Rose Howlett
February 14, 1899 in UK
VĂ©ronique Vendell
21 July 1942, Montpellier, France
Peter OToole
2 August 1932, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Hamilton Dyce
14 March 1912, Sandhurst, Kent, England, UK
John Phillips
20 July 1914, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
Roy Beck
April1952, England, UK
Terence Soall
22 March 1920, Tottenham, London, England, UK
Niall MacGinnis
29 March 1913, Dublin, Ireland
David Davenport
26 December 1921, Fairhill, England, UK
Director:
Peter Glenville
Peter Glenville
28 October 1913, Hampstead, London, England, UK
Country:
United States
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April 21, 2007
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.)
March 01, 2007
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.
Salt Lake Tribune
April 20, 2007
Watching Becket is to see a form of stylized, epic moviemaking not practiced today.
February 08, 2007
How could you hope for better casting than Peter O'Toole and his acting rival/drinking buddy Richard Burton playing opposite each other?
August 02, 2007
The respectable but boring film is nevertheless worth watching for the robust performances of Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole
October 14, 2011
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.
Chicago Tribune
March 08, 2007
Ripe with homoerotic undercurrents -- which O'Toole mines with relish in his great hysterical performance, full of cunning, eloquence and mad outbursts.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
February 15, 2007
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.
December 14, 2008
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.
February 23, 2007
Everything that Doctor Strangelove is -- daring and inspired, vibrant and brilliantly staged -- Becket is not.
September 06, 2010
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.
February 08, 2007
Burton is extraordinary in one of his rare good movie roles and O'Toole is regally madcap and larger than life.