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Becket (1964)
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Ratings: 8.0/10 from 6,510 users
Metascore:
68/100
Reviews: 74 user | 30 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com
An English king comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the king's. Director:Peter Glenville |
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Gino Cervi | ... |
Cardinal Zambelli
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Paolo Stoppa | ... | |
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Donald Wolfit | ... | |
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David Weston | ... |
Brother John
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Martita Hunt | ... | |
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Pamela Brown | ... | |
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Siân Phillips | ... |
Gwendolen
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Felix Aylmer | ... | |
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Percy Herbert | ... |
Baron
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Inigo Jackson | ... |
Robert de Beaumont
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Niall MacGinnis | ... |
Baron
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Christopher Rhodes | ... |
Baron
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Storyline
As the story opens, King Henry II, who ruled England from 1154 to 1189 has entered Canterbury Cathedral to do penance at the tomb of his former friend, Thomas Becket. Bare to the waist, the king kneels to receive a flogging from Saxon monks. He begins to reminisce, recalling at first the carefree, promiscuous adventures with Becket, then his favorite drinking and wenching companion. A violently emotional drama that probes the changing relationship between two young men - between two close friends bound together by similar pride of flesh and spirit who become deadly enemies as they pursue their separate destinies . . . that of king . . . and saint. Written by alfiehitchie
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The screen explodes with rage and passion and greatness! See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and violence See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Becket e il suo re See more »Box Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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King Henry II: Well, Thomas Becket. Are you satisfied? Here I am, stripped, kneeling at your tomb, while those treacherous Saxon monks of yours are getting ready to thrash me. Me - with my delicate skin. I bet you'd never have done the same for me. But - I suppose I have to do this penance and make my peace with you...
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When the play was due to open on the West End in London, Peter O'Toole was cast as Henry II. He had to break his contract however as he had just landed the lead in Lawrence of Arabia. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Contrary to one of the film's central plot lines, Thomas à Becket was a Norman (Thomas Bequet), not a Saxon. Jean Anouilh admitted he discovered this after having finished his play, having based it on the outdated 1825 work "The History of the Conquest of England by the Normans", by Augustin Thierry; but he decided that it made a better story the way he had written it. See more »Quotes
[first lines]King Henry II: Well, Thomas Becket. Are you satisfied? Here I am, stripped, kneeling at your tomb, while those treacherous Saxon monks of yours are getting ready to thrash me. Me - with my delicate skin. I bet you'd never have done the same for me. But - I suppose I have to do this penance and make my peace with you...
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