Becket

Becket

Director: Peter Glenville Cast: Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole
, Richard Burton
Richard Burton
, John Gielgud
John Gielgud
, Martita Hunt
Martita Hunt
Peter Glenville
Becket

Becket

Director: Peter Glenville Cast: Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole
, Richard Burton
Richard Burton
, John Gielgud
John Gielgud
, Martita Hunt
Martita Hunt
Peter Glenville

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Overview

A high-class costume drama with a substantive historical basis, Becket is the true story of the friendship between King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) and Thomas ? Becket (Richard Burton), 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. Burton is very good and O'Toole is even better: both men were nominated for the Best Actor Oscar, while Edward Anhalt's screenplay, based on the stageplay by Jean Anouilh, won for Best Adapted Screenplay. The basic theme of separation of church and state still reverberates today, while the top-notch production values ensure Becket's place as one of Britain's better historical epics.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/15/2007
UPC: 0030306105390
Original Release: 1964
Rating: PG-13
Source: MPI HOME VIDEO
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:30:00
Sales rank: 16,248

Special Features

Commentary with Peter O'Toole; Theatrical trailer; Still gallery; Interviews with editor Anne V. Coates and composer Laurence Rosenthal; Archival interviews with Richard Burton; TV spot

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Peter O'Toole King Henry II
Richard Burton Thomas a Becket
John Gielgud King Louis VII
Martita Hunt Queen Matilda
Donald Wolfit Folliot
Pamela Brown Queen Eleanor
Paolo Stoppa Pope Alexander III
Gino Servi Zambelli
David Weston Brother John
Gino Cervi Cardinal Zambelli
Felix Aylmer Archbishop of Canterbury
Veronique Vendell Pretty French Girl
Gerald Lawson English Peasant
Jennifer Hilary His Daughter
Riggs O'Hara Prince Henry
John Phillips Bishop of Winchester,Gwendolen
Frank Pettingell Bishop of York
Hamilton Dyce Bishop of Chichester
Linda Marlowe Farmer's Daughter
Patrick Newell William of Corbeil
Geoffrey Bayldon Brother Philip
Graham Stark Pope's Secretary
Victor Spinetti French Tailor
Magda Knopke Girl on Balcony
Niall MacGinnis Henry II's Baron
Percy Herbert Henry II's Baron
Christopher Rhodes Henry II's Baron
Peter Jeffrey Henry II's Baron
Peter Prowse Baron
Chris Adcock Sergeant
Roy Beck Young French boy
Inigo Jackson Duke of Leicester
Edward Woodward Clement
Laurence Rosenthal Composer

Technical Credits
Peter Glenville Director
Hal B. Wallis Producer
Edward Anhalt Screenwriter
Jean Anouilh Screenwriter
Joseph H. Hazen Executive Producer
Alan Maley Special Effects
Buster Ambler Sound Effects
Winston Ryder Sound Effects
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