Becket (1964) | |
| Director(s) | Peter Glenville |
| Producer(s) | Hal B. Wallis, Joseph H. Hazen (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama, Film Adaptation, Historical |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, England, Period Piece, Royalty |
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Becket Overview:
Becket (1964) was a Biographical - Drama Film directed by Peter Glenville and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Joseph H. Hazen.
Academy Awards 1964 --- Ceremony Number 37 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Richard Burton | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Peter O'Toole | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Gielgud | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: John Bryan, Maurice Carter; Set Decoration: Patrick McLoughlin, Robert Cartwright | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Margaret Furse | Nominated |
| Best Director | Peter Glenville | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Anne Coates | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Laurence Rosenthal | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Hal B. Wallis, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Edward Anhalt | Won |
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Becket (1964, Peter Glenville)
on Dec 29, 2019 From The Stop ButtonBecket has some genre constraints. Significant ones. It?s a king-sized 70mm Panavision English history epic only it doesn?t feature any big battles. In fact, it goes out of its way not to show battles. It?s also an early sixties historical epic and it?s trying to be a little edgy in how it shows the... Read full article
REGALING ABOUT RICHARD BURTON BLOGATHON: Becket (1964)
on Dec 4, 2018 From Caftan WomanGill is hosting the Regaling About Richard Burton Blogathon at her site Realweegiemidget Reviews. Click HERE for the tributes to the revered actor. A historical drama and a character study, Becket tackles such weighty subjects as politics, faith, the divine right of kings, love, jealousy, h... Read full article
Becket (1964) ? As Film and As History with Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole
By Greg Orypeck on May 25, 2015 From Classic Film FreakShare This! ?It?s funny!? It?s too funny!? Becket is the only intelligent man in my kingdom, and he?s against me.??? King Henry II (Peter O?Toole) Musicals have always been a part of movie magic, as well as other genres, even those lying outside the standard staples of drama and comedy, say, the mor... Read full article
Becket (1964) ? As Film and As History with Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole
By Greg Orypeck on May 25, 2015 From Classic Film FreakShare This! ?It?s funny!? It?s too funny!? Becket is the only intelligent man in my kingdom, and he?s against me.??? King Henry II (Peter O?Toole) Musicals have always been a part of movie magic, as well as other genres, even those lying outside the standard staples of drama and comedy, say, the mor... Read full article
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Quotes from
King Henry II: Here's my royal foot up your royal buttocks!
[last lines]
King Henry II: Is the honor of God washed clean enough? Are you satisfied now, Thomas?
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Facts about
King Henry actually was very close with his son Henry, choosing to have him raised in his close friend Becket's home - a common practice for royalty in that era. The prince's resentment over his father's possible causation of Becket's death (intentional or not) was a major reason he became distanced from his father in later years, although the prince eventually died six years before his father.
As a practical joke, Peter O'Toole had Richard Burton's then wife Elizabeth Taylor take the place of a nude actress lying under a blanket in order to surprise her husband. Burton was not amused.
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