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
Thomas a Becket: Aesthetics.
King Henry II: Yes, that's the word. Always "aesthetics."
Empress Matilda: Oh, if I were a man!
King Henry II: Thank God, madam, He gave you breasts! An asset from which I derived not the slightest benefit.
King Henry II: [laughing in both amusement and anger] It's funny! It's too funny! Becket is the only intelligent man in my kingdom, and he's against me!
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Facts about
A point not mentioned in the play is that Queen Eleanor's first marriage had been with King Louis VII of France; the marriage was later dissolved for reasons of common ancestry, although Henry was exactly as close a relation as Louis had been.
When the film premiered, director Peter Glenville was aghast to discover that producer Hal B. Wallis had inserted an interval halfway through the film.
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